SDR 06FDEA2361

Service difficulty report · Transponder · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
June 17, 2006
Submitted
June 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46602
Aircraft time
71,930 hours, 29,279 cycles
Part
Transponder
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 TRANSPONDER READS 300-400 FT LOW AT FL 320. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 34-26-A CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 27JUN06 "MEL 34-26-A: NR 1 TRANSPONDER INOP." USING PITOT/STATIC BOX DROVE ALTITUDE TO 32K FOR BOTH AIR DATA COMPUTERS. CHECKED BOTH TRANSPONDERS AT DIFFERENT ALTITUDES, ALL INDICATIONS AND TRANSPONDER OUTPUTS CHECKED CORRECT. BOTH SYSTEMS DISPLAYED 32.0 AT 32,000. NO PROBLEMS NOTED WITH THE NR1 TRANSPONDER OR AIR DATA. ALL TEST CONNECTIONS WERE EXTERNAL. NO A/C LINES DISTURBED. RVSM STATUS REMAINS VALID. ALL WORK REF MM 34-54-00-5.

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