What was found
WHILE PERFORMING TRANSPONDER CERTIFICATION, THE ENCODING ALTIMETER NOTED ABOVE PROVIDED ERRONEOUS READINGS. ERROR SOMETIMES IN THOUSANDS OF FEET.
- Difficulty date
- June 25, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3893L
- Make and model
- Bell 412
- Aircraft serial
- 33006
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Part number
- 5035P2P44
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit Encoder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.