SDR S2YA05049

Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 26, 2005
Submitted
September 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N81SK
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE81
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Altimeter
Part number
066030620008
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Part time
23,071 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW REPORTED THE FLAPS WILL NOT RETRACT AND THE CAPTAINS ALTIMETER FAILED. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE LT SPLIT FLAP SWITCH AND SUCCESSFULLY OPS CHECKED THE FLAPS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PILOTS ALTIMETER AND OPS CHECKED GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS RETURNED AC TO SERVICE. NEXT DAY, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW REPORTED THE FLAPS WILL NOT RETRACT. AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE, THE CREW PERFORMED AND AIR-TURN-BACK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT SAFETY SWITCH LINK AND CAM, OPS CHECKED THE SYSTEM AND WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS RETURNED AC TO SERVICE. (K)

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