# SDR FDEA201208173061

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 17, 2012
- Submitted: August 17, 2012
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N744FD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N744FD), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 B4-622R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 B4-622R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a300-b4-622r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 664
- Aircraft time: 61,071 hours, 18,809 cycles
- Engine: Pwa PW4158
- System (JASC): [3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3416)
- Part: Indicator
- Part number: 652052115
- Part serial: 379
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Altimeter
- Part time: 16,530 hours, 11,204 cycles
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201208173061

## Discrepancy

FIRST OFFICER`S ALTIMETER INOPERATIVE, STICKS AND JUMPS CONSTANTLY TRIED FIRST OFFICER SWITCH TO CAPTAIN`S ADC, SAME PROBLEM.  NOT RVSM.   FOUND INDICATOR REPEATED EXACTLY THE SAME FAULT THAT IT EXHIBITED ON THE LAST ACFT IT WAS INSTALLED ON.  R & R FIRST OFFICER`S ALTIMETER AND NOW OPS NORMAL. REF MM 34-12-21-04.

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