Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 74745EF

Difficulty date
December 7, 2023
Submitted
December 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487MC
Make and model
Boeing 74745EF
Aircraft serial
30609
Aircraft time
94,831 hours, 17,458 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
0856RE6
Part serial
316987
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE ON CLIMBOUT, "ALT DISAGREE" EICAS FLASHED MULTIPLE TIMES. TRIED CENTER ADC ON CAPT SIDE, MESSAGE CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY OCCUR. EVENTUALLY RAN ALT DISAGREE (2 ADC'S REMAINING) CHECKLIST. ONCE THIS CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED, DETERMINED THAT MOST LIKELY RH ADC FAILED AND L AND C ADC'S OKAY. RETURNED TO HKG WITHOUT MESSAGE RETURNING. ALSO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALTIMETERS WAS 300 FT LH TO RH, 200 FT CTR TO RH.(<P>FIM 34-12 TASK 864 AND 34-12 TASK 903 FOLLOWED. RH UPPER PITOT STATIC PROBE AND RH ADC REPLACED IAW AMM 34-11-01 AND 34-12-01. OPS TEST OF RH ADC AND RH UPPER PITOT STATIC PROBE HEAT TEST RESULT SATISFACTORY. LEAK CHECK OF PITOT STATIC SYSTEM, RESULT NORMAL. BOTH ALT AND AIRSPEED INDICATION ON L, R & CTR ADC CHECKED NORMAL. SN: 316987 & 97014873 / PN: 0856RE6 & 4040800-911</P>)

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