SDR 96ZZZX3059

Service difficulty report · Breaker · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
June 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N240NM
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft serial
T240
Part
Breaker
Part number
727422
Condition
Defective
Location
Encode Altimeter
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS INTERMITTENT EVEN THOUGH THE BREAKER HAD NOT TRIPPED. THIS INTERMITTENT POWER CAUSED ENCODING ALTIMETER TO FLUCTUATE WITH INTERMITTENT FLAGS. ENCODING ALTIMETER SENT OUT ALTITUDE 300 FEET HIGHER THAN INDICATED, THEN FLAGGED AND WENT OFF-LINE. RESETTING BREAKER CAUSED FAULT TO DISAPPEAR THEN PROBLEM CAME BACK. BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT TAKEOFF (110).