SDR AU970876

Service difficulty report · Altimeter

Difficulty date
March 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Altimeter
Part number
P933
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
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

(AUS) ALTIMETER FAULTY - READING 10,000 FEET AT SEA LEVEL - INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TWO ANEROID CAPSULES HAD LOST ITS VACUUM - ALTIMETER WAS FITTED TO A JABIRU - REPORT ENTERED IAW AD/INST/39