Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 3, 2011
Submitted
February 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N274SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145344
Aircraft time
25,192 hours, 21,197 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
24,116 hours, 17,576 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
C14130AAAMDTA
Part serial
504
Condition
Sticks
Location
Cockpit
Part time
22,787 hours, 18,482 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW RETURNED TO FIELD FOR AN ERRATIC STANDBY ALTITUDE INDICATOR. THE STANDBY ALTIMETER WOULD STICK AT 900FT EVERY TIME AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE STANDBY ALTIMETER WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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