SDR 97ZZZX5031

Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
October 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
AMCR163C
Alticor Inc
Aircraft
N254DV
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
085
Part
Altimeter
Part number
804710
Condition
Error
Location
Standby Alt
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

UPON RECEIVING AN OVERHAULED STANDBY ALTIMETER, INSPECTION REVEALED THE DIGIT INDEXING TO BE 1,000 FEET OFF. FIELD ELEVATION SETTING INDICATED THE PROPER BAROMETRIC PRESSURE (780 FEET, 3014 HG), BUT ROTATING THE KNOB UP TO 1,000 FEET SHOWED THE DIGITS READING 0,000. PART RETURNED. THIS UNIT HAD AN OVERHAULED DATE OF 8-22-97.