Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 10, 2008
Submitted
July 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145093
Part
Altimeter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Radio
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4111 CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH, AFTER LANDING GEAR DEPLOYMENT SHOWING DOWN AND LOCK, GPWS WARNING TOO LOW GEAR AC WAS IN POSITIVE CLEARANCE WITH GROUND. CREW ABORTED APPROACH AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. CREW HAD TOWER CONFIRM LANDING GEAR DEPLOYMENT. AC LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AC REMOVED FROM SERVICE C/A MEL 34-20. REMOVED AND REPLACED RADIO ALTIMETER IAW AMM 34-31-01, OPS TEST GOOD. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE MEL RESTORED. (K)

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