Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
January 2, 2026
Submitted
January 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500486
Aircraft time
6,488 hours, 4,977 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL180 STANDBY ALTIMETER READS 90 FEET ABOVE TOLERANCE CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED A GVI OF STANDBY PITOT TUBE, NO DAMAGE OR OBSTRUCTIONS NOTED, PER TASK 34-11-02-210-801A. PERFORMED TASK 34-11-02-100-801A PITOT-STATIC PROBE -DRAIN HOLE CLEANING. GAINED ACCESS AND BLEW NITROGEN THRU PITOT AND STATIC LINES BACK TO PROBE, NO DEBRIS COLLECTED. PERFORMED IESI FUNCTIONAL CHECK IN REF TO TASK 34-11-00-720-801A ALL ALTITUDES WITHIN TOLERANCE LEVELS OF TABLE 501.

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