Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Aerosp ATR72202

Difficulty date
May 16, 2011
Submitted
May 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72202
Aircraft serial
253
Aircraft time
31,541 hours, 30,450 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
959960714562
Part serial
5477
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 7202 SCHEDULED SEA-KTN-SIT-JNU: AFTER DEPARTING SEA THE RADAR ALTIMETER BEGAN TO READ ERRONEOUSLY. AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE CONTROL IT WAS DECIDED TO OVERFLY KTN AND SIT AND CONTINUE TO JUN FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RADIO ALTIMETER TRANSCEIVER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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