Service difficulty report · Adc · Boeing 747300

Difficulty date
August 5, 2002
Submitted
August 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354MC
Make and model
Boeing 747300
Aircraft serial
23394
Aircraft time
515,833 hours, 9,907 cycles
Part
Adc
Part number
78031055
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DUAL CADC FAILURE CAUSING FAILURE IN TRANSPONDER ALTITUDE REPORTING & INACCURATE ALTIMETER & AIRSPEED INDICATIONS. NR 1 & NR 3 INS WOULD NOT UPDATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 CADC. CHECKED ALL DRAINS FOR MOISTURE; NONE FOUND. PURGED PITOT/STATIC LINES AND FITTINGS WITH DRY NITROGEN ON BOTH SYSTEMS. RERACKED NR 2 CADC. PERFORMED FULL PITOT STATIC CHECK FOR ALL ASSOCIATED AIR DATA INSTRUMENTS AND LEAKS IN THE SYSTEM. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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