What was found
(CAN) NEEDLES BECAME ERRATIC AND LOOSE AFTER A FEW HOURS. ITEM RETURNED ON WARRANTY AND REPAIRED. RE-INSTALLED. FAILED AFTER 32.5 HOURS. INSTRUMENT REPLACED AGAIN. OVERHAULER SAYS THAT THIS INSTRUMENT WAS WORN.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2000
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Aircraft time
- 8,685 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2B
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Part number
- 1063701696
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.