What was found
FO'S ALTIMETER INOP SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE POINTER DROPPED TO THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION, THE SCREEN WENT BLANK AND THE BACKLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. CONSIDERING THE LOW WEATHER/FORECAST AT DESTINATION PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO KLRD.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2018
- Submitted
- July 17, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N729CK
- Make and model
- Boeing 727264
- Aircraft serial
- 22982
- Aircraft time
- 39,302 hours, 21,346 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Part number
- 9D8011035
- Part serial
- 27779
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- 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.