What was found
PERFORMING 2 YEAR CERTIFICATION BLIND ENCODER AND TRANSPONDER FAILED LEAK TEST. INSPECTION OF THE HOSE FROM THE ALTIMETER TO THE BLIND ENCODER WAS FOUND CRACKED AND SPLIT. NEW HOSE INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4166H
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843119
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Hose
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Altimeter
- Part time
- 1,506 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.