Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 14, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
5,279 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Altimeter
Part number
066030620010
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) FLAG CAME INTO VIEW IN PILOTS ENCODING ALTIMETER AND NEEDLE FROZE. RETURNED TO NORMAL MOMENTS LATER. MAINT WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SNAG. THERE IS AN SDR 20070914001 PERTAINING TO THE SAME DEFECT ON THIS SN UNIT, AS INSTALLED IN A DIFFERENT PC12. THE REPAIR REPORT AT THAT TIME INDICATED THE DEFECT HAD BEEN CONFIRMED AND REPAIRED. (TC NR 20080221013)