What was found
THE ENCODER WAS GIVING A FALSE ALTITUDE INDICATION. UNIT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO UNIT WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO SCHWEIZER HELICOPTER FOR NEW REPLACEMENT ENCODER. NEW UNIT WAS INSTALLED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N61482
- Make and model
- Hughes 269C1
- Aircraft serial
- 0081
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Encoder
- Part number
- A30
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cockpit
- Component
- Ack
- 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.