SDR 96ZZZX4386

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech B200

Difficulty date
August 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N44NL
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1492
Part
Indicator
Part number
2014001210
Condition
Gasket Failed
Location
Pilot Airspeed
Part time
209 hours
Component
Aerosonic
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BEZEL GASKET ROLLED FROM SEAT ALLOWING PRESSURIZATION TO ENTER AIRSPEED INDICATOR. THIS CUASED LARGE ERROR IN AIRSPEED, ALTIMETER, AND V.S.I. DURING FLIGHT. UNIT HAD BEEN REPAIRED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. RECOMMEND A POST-ASSEMBLY INSPECTION TO DESIGN PRESSURE LIMITS TO DETECT SIGNS OF INTERNAL LEAKS.

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