What was found
CLIMBING THROUGH 190 THE PILOT SIDE ALTIMETER FAILED, ON DECENT IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN UPON REACHING 17,000. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2026
- Submitted
- April 3, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5DM
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1245
- Aircraft serial
- 355
- Aircraft time
- 8,032 hours, 10,817 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Part number
- 066030620010
- Part serial
- 4051
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.