What was found
FLT 9158 - NAS - AFTER TAKEOFF, SMOKE IN COCKPIT FROM TRANSPONDER FACE PANEL. RETURNED TO NAS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND TRANSPONDER CONTROL HEAD BURNED INTERNALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL HEAD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2003
- Submitted
- September 2, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N87550
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE205
- System (JASC)
- 3452 · ATC Transponder System
- Part
- Control Head
- Part number
- 6226523208
- Part serial
- 11444
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Transponder
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.