What was found
DISCOVERED INCORRECT COAX USED IN FACTORY INSTALLATION OF ATCRBS TRANSPODNER SYSTEM. COAX INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT OF TYPE NOT APPROVED BY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER. THIS LEAD TO TRANSPONDER SYSTEM FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2002
- Submitted
- May 13, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843150
- Aircraft time
- 2,592 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3452 · ATC Transponder System
- Part
- Coax
- Condition
- Wrong Part
- Location
- Transponder
- Part time
- 2,592 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.