Service difficulty report · Adc · Boeing 747428

Difficulty date
November 12, 2018
Submitted
December 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952CA
Make and model
Boeing 747428
Aircraft serial
25238
Aircraft time
96,698 hours, 14,491 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B1F
Part
Adc
Part number
4040800908
Part serial
91062782
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
96,698 hours, 14,491 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT TRANSPONDER ALTITUDE REPORTING IN ERROR, AS REPORTED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE ERROR WAS CAUSED BY THE BY THE LEFT DIGITAL AIR DATA COMPUTER. THE LEFT DIGITAL AIR DATA COMPUTER WAS FOUND TO BE READING 250 FOOT HIGH. THE LEFT DIGITAL AIR DATA WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 34-21-00 AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED GOOD. THE RIGHT TRANSPONDER SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT DIGITAL AIR DATA COMPUTER USING THE LEFT SIDE AS THE SOURCE FOR DATA AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 34-50-00.