What was found
(CAN) ATC REPORTED ENCODER READ OUT AT 7,500 FEET, ACTUAL ALTITUDE 3,500 FEET.ENCODER ASSEMBLY REPLACED, NO FURTHER DEFECT.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2002
- Submitted
- March 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 172M
- Aircraft time
- 5,298 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320E2D
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1C160DTM
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Encoder
- Part number
- AR850
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- E/E Bay
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- H
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.