What was found
OPERATOR REPORTED INTERMITTENT DME AND HEADPHONE JACK PROBLEMS. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING, TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED 21 LOOSE CONNECTORS ON THE SYMBOL GENERATOR DUE TO BAD CRIMPING TECHNIQUES. WIRING WAS REPAIRED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2002
- Submitted
- March 13, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N703QD
- Make and model
- Socata TBM700
- Aircraft serial
- 129
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 2330 · Entertainment System
- Part
- Connector
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Wire Harness
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.