What was found
RADIO ALTIMETER RECEIVED WITH DAMAGED SEALS . THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT ALL CARDS HAVE BEEN VARNISHED AND THAT THE UHF MODULE HAD BEEN BADLY REPAIRED, POOR WELD QUALITY, DAMAGED OSCILLATOR.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2017
- Submitted
- September 15, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- T2HY482J
Thales Six GTS France SAS - Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 5890
- System (JASC)
- 3444 · Ground Proximity System
- Part
- Radio Altimeter
- Part number
- 959960714943
- Part serial
- 1494313126
- Condition
- Damaged
- Part time
- 18,853 hours, 11,044 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.