Service difficulty report · None · Piper AE1

Difficulty date
December 11, 2021
Submitted
December 11, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4346J
Make and model
Piper AE1
Aircraft serial
2822723
Part
None
Condition
None
Component
Tailbeacon
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ADSB INOP ON MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT USING THIS SYSTEM. THERE’S NO ANNUNCIATION THAT IT’S NOT WORKING, SO USUALLY DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT MONTHS AFTER UNSAFE OPERATION. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT

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