What was found
ALTITUDE DIGITIZER HAS PLASTIC GLASS FILLED NYLON HEADER. THE STATIC INLET PORT CRACKED CAUSING LEAK. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS ITEM WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY METAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 5, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5546A
- Make and model
- Socata TB20TRINIDAD
- Aircraft serial
- 1241
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Digitizer
- Part number
- D120P2T
- Condition
- Static Leak
- Location
- Altimeter
- Component
- Transcal
- 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.