What was found
ALTIMETER FAILED STATIC SYSTEM TEST DUE TO INDICATOR INTERNAL LIGHT MELTED FRONT OF PLASTIC CASE CAUSING LOSS OF CASE SEALING.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2017
- Submitted
- December 30, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N675WM
- Make and model
- Bbavia 8KCAB
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Part number
- 5934P3
- Part serial
- 508377
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Instrument Panel
- Part time
- 312 hours, 312 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.