Service difficulty report · Radio · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
February 25, 2008
Submitted
March 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AN
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0501
Aircraft time
24,980 hours
Part
Radio
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT WITH A FINAL REPORT TO FOLLOW. ON APPROACH TO MVY, AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON EITHER COMM 1 OR COMM 2 RADIO WITH PILOTS PTT OR MICROPHONE, ACCOMPANIED BY A SMALL WISP OF SMOKE. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE BOX MEMORY ITEMS AND NO MORE SMOKE WAS SEEN. THE PILOT THEN RESTORED POWER FOR GEAR AND FLAPS WITH NO ADDITIONAL SMOKE DETECTED. PILOT CONTACTED TOWER USING CELL PHONE AND WAS ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO MVY AND INSPECTED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN ON A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO MAINTENANCE BASE AT HYA. THE SFP WAS PERFORMED IN VFR CONDITIONS USING HAND HELD COMM RADIOS. MAINTENANCE CURRENTLY STILL TROUBLESHOOTING THE DISCREPANCY.

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