Service difficulty report · Transponder · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 14, 2006
Submitted
April 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2428
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800046
Aircraft time
258 hours, 233 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Part
Transponder
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTED AND WAS TOLD BY DEPARTURE CONTROL THEY DID NOT HAVE A TARGET ON US. SWITCHED TO SECOND TRANSPONDER WITH SAME RESULT. BOTH TRANSPONDERS APPERARED TO BE IN NORMAL OPS. LANDED AT AND WENT TO A BLACK AIRCRAFT(COMPLETE SHUTDOWN). RESTARTED AND ALL WAS NORMAL DURING NEXT LEG. DOWNLOADED COMPUTERS ON POST FLIGHT AT HOME BASE AND FOUND NO FAULTS. HAVE FLOWN 49 LEGS SINCE THE OCCURANCE AND HAVE HAD NO FAILURES.