Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
June 7, 2019
Submitted
June 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112PS
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47013
Aircraft time
56,840 hours, 76,676 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Engine time
63,734 hours, 66,402 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
A4440810001
Part serial
210C
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Captain'S
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

DURING THE CLIMB TO FL280, CAPTAIN'S ALTIMETER LAGGED FIRST OFFICER'S ALTIMETER BY 500FT. FINDINGS WERE THAT ALTIMETER WAS OKAY. MUG BOGGER DEBRI WAS FOUND IN THE PITOT STATIC SYSTEM.

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