What was found
ALTIMETER QUIT AT 950 FEET. ENCODING FUNCTION ALSO QUIT. FLAG DROPPED AND STAYED IN VIEW. UNIT BENCH CHECKED AS INOPERABLE. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND UNIT, OF THIS PART NUMBER, IN A WEEK TO FAIL. (X)
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 1999
- Submitted
- April 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5632C
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC81
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Encoder
- Part number
- KEA346
- Part serial
- 3792
- Condition
- Failed
- 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.