Service difficulty report · Static Line · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
November 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N237US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22353
Part
Static Line
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Lt/Rt Altimeters
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MYR - FL 8033 - ON T/O AT INT, BOTH THE CAPTAINS AND F/O ALTIMETERS FROZE AT 1,200 FT ANT TRIPPED TO STANDBY. TRIED BOTH STANDBY STATIC SOURCES WITH NO RECOVERY OF EITHER ALTIMETER. ALTIMETERS APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY UPON PASSING THROUGH 1,200 FT. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MYR AND LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON LANDING AT MYR, BOTH ALTIMETERS RECOVERED, WORKING FROM 1,200 FT TO LANDING. BOTH RESET TO CADC. BOTH APPEAR NORMAL ON GROUND. MX REMOVED BOTH ALTIMETERS AND FOUND BOTH STATIC LINES DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED STATIC LINES AND REINSTALLED ALTIMETERS. (M)