Service difficulty report · Transponder · Cessna 182R

Difficulty date
September 7, 2000
Submitted
September 25, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9910H
Make and model
Cessna 182R
Aircraft serial
18268106
Part
Transponder
Part number
RT359A
Part serial
28853
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Part time
82 hours
Component
Transponder · Arc
Component part number
RT359A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TRANSPONDER REPORTED INOPERATIVE. BENCH TEST REVEALED CAVITY TRANSMITTING AT 2,012 MEGAHERTZ AND IT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED INTO TOLERANCE. FOUND TUBE INSTALLED WAS PC2080A, DATE CODE 99-13. INSTALLED BY FAA CRS AJVR135C, PRESENT MANUFACTURER (SIGMA-TEK) DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE PC2080A IN THE TRANSPONDER. (X)

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