What was found
CREW REPORTS: CAPT ALTIMETER FAILED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH OFF FLAG TAPS WITH A KNUCKLE BROUGHT IT BACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN'S ALTIMETER AS OUTLINED IN AMM. ALTIMETER TEST, TESTS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 2013
- Submitted
- February 28, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N543UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25698
- Aircraft time
- 81,267 hours, 23,571 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Part number
- S231T1011
- Part serial
- 142
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.