What was found
PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE IN COCKPIT CAUSED BY FAULTY TRANSPONDER INSTALLED UNDER STC# SA01512WI-D 07/09/2010. FOUND BURNT CHIP ON CIRCUIT BOARD.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2023
- Submitted
- August 14, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N939FE
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B0180
- Aircraft time
- 18,878 hours, 15,730 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3452 · ATC Transponder System
- Part
- Transponder
- Part number
- 0110045570
- Part serial
- 84215034
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Control Panel
- Part time
- 6,380 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.