Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
May 26, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
22,327 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Altimeter
Part number
8130
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR READ, NEVER EXCEEDED SPEED (VNE) NR AS 260 KTS, AND THE STC LIMITATIONS ARE 232.

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