SDR HEEA967025

Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Bell 412

Difficulty date
April 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2149S
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
36002
Part
Altimeter
Part number
066304400
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NEEDLE ERRATIC ABOVE 2000 FEET. REPLACED PHOTOCELL V101 DUE TO WEAK DH LIGHT. PERFORMED COMPLETE CALIBRATION AND ALIGNMENT. FOUND WHEN NEEDLE IS REVOLVING, NEEDLE GETS STUCK BEHIND MASK.

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