What was found
CAPTAIN'S ALTIMETER HAS INTERMITTENT INVALID ENCODER IN-FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALTIMETER. SUBSEQUENT BENCH TEST VERIFIED THAT ENCODER WAS INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE. P/N KEA-346/066-0362-0008. (X)
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE179
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.