What was found
ALTITUDE OUTPUT BECAME ERRATIC, VARYING SEVERAL HUNDRED FT BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW THE ACTUAL ALTITUDE OVER A PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES. PROBABLY CAUSED BY INTERMITTENT HEATER THERMOSTAT.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2005
- Submitted
- March 17, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5434A
- Make and model
- Cessna T210N
- Aircraft serial
- 21063436
- Aircraft time
- 5,225 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Encoder
- Part number
- A30
- Part serial
- 47432
- Condition
- Erratic
- Location
- Altimeter
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.