Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 4, 2000
Submitted
June 20, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122UX
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE122
Part
Altimeter
Part number
066030620008
Part serial
4346
Condition
Reads High
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

ALTIMETER REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR RECERTIFICATION. ENCODER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. ALTITUDE READOUT WAS 60 FEET TO 110 FEET HIGH IN REFERENCE TO A CALIBRATED PITOT STATIC TEST SET. THE ALTITUDE READOUT WAS OBSERVED HIGH PR AT -1,000 FEET TO 2,000 FEET. NO FURTHER ALTITUDES WERE CHECKED DUE TO THE OUT OF TOLERANCE NATURE OF THIS ALTIMETER AT THE LOW ALTITUDES, THE UNIT WAS SENT TO AN OUTSIDE REPAIR FACILITY. THE BARO ADJUST FUNCTION WAS OPERATIVE AND CORRECT. (X)

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