What was found
BLIND ENCODER FAILED TO REPORT ALTITUDE. ENCODER REPLACED. CORROSION FOUND AROUND CONTACTS OF ENCODER D-SUB CONNECTOR. ENCODER LAST 24 MONTH RECERTIFICATION PERFORMED JUNE 22, 2009. TSN U/K.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2010
- Submitted
- March 15, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 206B
- Aircraft time
- 16,326 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Encoder
- Part number
- SSD12030A
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Altitude
- 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.