Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 7, 2009
Submitted
April 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4164
Aircraft time
4,702 hours, 4,990 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
8220615312
Part serial
1261G
Condition
Failed
Location
Radio
Part time
11,420 hours, 11,870 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

PDX - AFTER ADDING POWER FOR TAKEOFF JUST OVER THE GATE STICK PUSHER CAUTION LIGHT AND GPWS CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. FIRST OFFICER RAD ALT TURNED RED FROM 0 TO RED RA. PLACED THE RADIO ALTIMETER ON MEL 34-40-6. RETURNED TO SERVICE. REPLACED THE NR 2 RAD ALT R/T. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.