# SDR FDEA201209133318

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 13, 2012
- Submitted: September 14, 2012
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N681FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N681FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 799
- Aircraft time: 18,709 hours, 10,262 cycles
- System (JASC): [3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3416)
- Part: Altimeter
- Part number: 652052304
- Part serial: 670
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Cockpit
- Part time: 6,630 hours, 3,820 cycles
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201209133318

## Discrepancy

AT CRUISE  FL350,  CAPTAIN'S ALTIMETER OFF FLAG.  ADC SWITCH DID NOT SOLVE FAILURE.   ALTIMETER RETURNED TO NORMAL.   REPLACED ALTIMETER IAW MM 34-12-21-04 AND ALL CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM 34-10-00-05.

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