Service difficulty report · Drain · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
November 18, 2013
Submitted
November 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145685
Aircraft time
26,693 hours, 24,161 cycles
Part
Drain
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitot Static
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 3000 FT, ALTIMETERS WERE OFF BY APRROX 700 FT, AND INCREASING ALTITUDE WAS OFF BY 1200 FT, DURING RETURN FOR LANDING. DURING APPROACH GPWS STARTED GOING OFF PULL UP TERRAIN ETC. INCREASED LANDING TOUCH DOWN SPEED AS PRECAUTION. DRAINED WATER FROM DRAINS PERFORMED LEAKAGE TEST IAW AMM 34-13-00 IS GOOD. GPWS OP CHECKS GOOD IAW AMM 34-43-00. ACFT IS RVSM ELIGIBLE. ACFT IS COMPLIANT FOR CAT II OPERATIONS.

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