Service difficulty report · Radio Altimeter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 28, 2012
Submitted
May 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N846HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145855
Aircraft time
19,454 hours, 18,286 cycles
Part
Radio Altimeter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT HAD AN RAD ALT GPWS FAIL DURING CRUISE. CREW THEN PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULE LANDING INTO KDAY. MAINTENANCE CALLED OUT AND INSPECTED AND DEFERRED THE RAD ALT, DEFERRED THE GPWS AND TCAS BECAUSE OF DEFERRING THE RAD ALT, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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