What was found
CAPTAINS PRIMARY ALTIMETER FAILED IN FLIGHT FOR 5 MINUTES, TAPPED ON GLASS AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. REPLACED CAPTAINS ALTIMETER.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 2018
- Submitted
- September 21, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N184DN
- Make and model
- Boeing 767332
- Aircraft serial
- 27111
- Aircraft time
- 118,502 hours, 16,773 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.