Service difficulty report · Encoder · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
August 5, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
5,398 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Propeller
Hofman HOV352F
Part
Encoder
Part number
SSD120
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Altimeter
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN VHF COM WAS KEYED, THE MODE C ALTITUDE REPORTING WOULD JUMP BY 200 TO 500 FEET. REPLACED SSD120 ALTITUDE ENCODER WITH NEW SSD120 ENCODER CORRECTED DEFECT. PERFORMED TRANSPONDER AND DATA INTEGRATION TESTS IAW CARS STD 571 APPENDIX F. STATIC LEAK CHECK PERFORMED IAW CARS STD 571 APPENDIX B.

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