Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
February 5, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22472
Aircraft time
79,103 hours, 15,749 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
A4289910016
Part serial
439A
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPT ALT UNRESPONSIVE TO ALL CHANGE BOTH CADC/STBY MODES, PERFORMED CHECK DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALT INDICATORS (3,34,7), CHANGE ALT LAGS IN DESCENT BY OVER 300' AND DIFFERS BY OVER 180' AT EL 290-310-MACH .84. T/S AND FOUND PIN NR 22 AT PLUG DN 101. CAPT ALT INDICATOR WIRE BROKEN, REPAIRED WIRING PER WDM 34-12-12. ALSO, R/R WITH NEW CAP ALT INDICATOR AS PRECAUTIONARY AS PER MM 34-13-04. PERFORMED PRIMARY ALT TEST AS PER AMM 34-13-04, ALL OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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