SDR RRXA011037

Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 18, 2001
Submitted
May 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N500MH
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45812
Aircraft time
82,204 hours, 32,992 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
D4034110246
Part serial
00316A
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

F/O''S ALTIMETER STICKS AT 700 TO THOUSANDS OF FEET PER CLIMBOUT AND LEVEL FLIGHT. ON LANDING ALTIMETER STUCK AT 43,000 FT. VSI STUCK AT 1000 FPM DESCENT. RII ISOLATED STATIC LEAK TO F/O''S STATIC MANIFOLD. TIGHTENED ALL STATIC LINES AND FITTINGS AT F/O''S STATIC MANIFOLD. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT''S ALTIMETER, ERROR CORRECTOR AND VSI. F/O''S PITOT STATIC SYSTEM, OPS CKD NORMAL IAW DC-8 MM 41-12-12-41.

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