SDR Y2PA98014

Service difficulty report · Static Line · Amd FALCOND

Difficulty date
March 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817AA
Make and model
Amd FALCOND
Aircraft serial
233
Part
Static Line
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
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

CAPTAINS ALTIMETER SEVERALLY LAGS BEHIND CO-PILOTS. AFTER TOUCH DOWN ALTIMETER READ 1400 FEET THEN SLOWLY RETURNED TO 780 FEET. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE NECESSARY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AT YIP. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE CAPTAIN'S STATIC LINE WAS KINKED. THE LINE WAS REROUTED AND A PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW DA-20 MM 34-10-1 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)