Service difficulty report · Encoder · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 10, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft time
8,521 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Encoder
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Altimeter
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) INITIALLY THE NR 2 ENCODING ALTIMETER HAD VIBRATOR ISSUES. THE ALTIMETER WAS REPLACED WITH A O/H UNIT. UNIT FAILED ON INSTALLATION, ENCODER WAS MALFUNCTIONING. NEW ALTIMETER WAS ORDERED.

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