Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
March 15, 2012
Submitted
March 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
120
Aircraft time
4,909 hours, 3,054 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
8220615111
Part serial
1GP5T
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE AT APPROX 3000" IN CLIMB, RED GEAR NOT DOWN CAS MESSAGE CAME ON ALONG WITH GEAR HORN. BOTH RADAR ALTIMITERS FLUCUATED WITH A RANGE OF RA ALTITUTDES MUTIPLE TIMES, EVENTUALLY THE LT RA SHOWED 0 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT WHILE THE RIGHT RA READOUT RETURNED TO NORMAL. ALSO ENROUTE INTERMITTENT SP PUSH INOPERATIVE AND EFIS COMPUTER FAIL MESSAGES OCCURED. GEAR NOT DOWN MESSAGE REMAINED ON FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT UNTIL THE GEAR WAS LOWERED. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY, R & R NR 1 RADAR ALTIMETER TRANSCEIVER. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 34-41-05.