As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
ALTIMETER PURCHASED NEW. MAY 5, 2001 MANUFACTURE DATE. FAILED TO PASS FRICTION PORTION OF PITOT/STATIC/XPDR. BIANNUAL CHECK. MFG CONTACTED AND IS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL BUT TECHNICIAN DOING STATIC TEST NOTES SEVERAL LIKE IT HAVE FAILED SAME CHECK EARLY IN THEIR LIFETIMES. INSTALLED IN HANGARED HOMEBUILT. UNIT RETURNED TO MFG FOR EVALUATION.