Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 1, 2000
Submitted
March 31, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N220GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE220
Part
Altimeter
Part number
060030620000
Part serial
X3843
Condition
Malfunctioned
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.

What was found

PILOT WRITE UP WAS ''STICKS SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET'', CALIBRATION WAS OUT AT -1,000 AND ZERO FEET AND 500 FEET, ENCODER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, COULD NOT VERIFY OR DUPLICATE STICKING. ALTIMETER WAS 40 FEET LOW AT -1,000 FEET AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT BETER. AT +1,000 FEET WAS ZERO ERROR AND WITHIN LIMITS FOR REST OF TEST. (X)

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