Service difficulty report · Transponder · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
June 26, 2009
Submitted
June 26, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N60FT
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500470
Aircraft time
6,681 hours, 6,153 cycles
Part
Transponder
Part number
0110049010
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
254 hours, 156 cycles
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.

What was found

BOTH TRANSPONDERS LOSE ALTITUDE INPUT FOR 1 MINUTE WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN ADC 1 AND ADC 2. MFG TECH SUPPORT STATED THEY ENGINEERED A 1 MINUTE DELAY IN ALTITUDE REPORTING AFTER RECEIVING A VALID ALTITUDE AND INCORPORATED THE DELAY IN A SOFTWARE REVISION BEFORE THE 2.09 REVISION. THE MFG TECH DID NOT KNOW THE EXACT SOFTWARE REVISION IT WAS INCORPORATED ON.

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