Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 11, 2001
Submitted
June 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N872SJ
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46040
Part
Altimeter
Part number
A386891005
Part serial
214B
Condition
Erratic
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT MIA AT 17,000 CAPT. ALTIMETER BECAME ERRACTIC AND STICKING AND GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS, LOG BOOK, PAGE 201510. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT. ALTIMETER, ACCOMPLISHED PITOT STATIC SYSTEM LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK- FOUND NORMAL IAW MM. PITOT STATIC TESTER 10100164, BARFIELD CAL DATE 10-10-00, DUE RECALIBRATION, DATE 01-10-2001.

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