Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 28, 2011
Submitted
February 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
791
Aircraft time
18,294 hours, 10,120 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
652052304
Part serial
703
Condition
Failed
Location
Altimeter
Part time
27,689 hours, 7,391 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GOT ALT 1 FAIL ON ECAM ABOUT 20 TIMES ON THIS FLIGHT. SWITCHED TO A/P NR 2 AND ADC NR 2. ALTIMETER NR 1 WAS INTERMITTENT ON THIS FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAINS MAIN ALTIMETER INDICATOR PER MM 34-12-21-04. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF ADS NR 1 PER MM 34-10-00-5 AND BAROMETRIC CORRECTION TEST OF ADS NR 1 PER 34-10-00-5. ALL SYSTEMS PASSED.

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