Service difficulty report · Module · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
February 5, 2019
Submitted
February 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332CA
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB816
Aircraft time
12,406 hours, 11,397 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Part
Module
Part number
4013241931
Part serial
81102145
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Air Data
Part time
12,406 hours, 11,397 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON RE-POSITIONING FLIGHT FOR MAINTENANCE OF OTHER SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT WAS ON AUTO-PILOT AND ALTITUDE HOLD WAS SELECTED AND WAS INDICATED AS ENGAGED. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF OF ALTITUDE HOLD SETTING TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE WHICH OCCURRED VERY GRADUALLY. UPON ARRIVAL, THE TROUBLESHOOTING OF SYSTEM IDENTIFIED THE AIR DATA COMPUTER AS THE ISSUE. INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED UNIT AND OPERATIONAL TESTED ALTITUDE HOLD SYSTEM AND FOUND PROPER OPERATION.