Service difficulty report · Headset

Difficulty date
January 11, 2025
Submitted
February 7, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Part
Headset
Part number
ZULU2
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 200
Part time
200 hours
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

LIGHTSPEED ZULU 2 HEADSET CREATES RADIO INTERFERENCE WITH TWO GNS480 COMM RADIOS IN TWO DIFFERENT AIRPLANES.IT BROADCASTS HIGH PITCH NOISE (MIC FEEDBACK) WHEN THE RADIO IS IN TRANSMIT MODE. TESTED SEVERAL OTHER HEADSETS, INCLUDING ZULU 2 AND ZULU 3 BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS FROM OTHER MANUFACTURERS, AND FOUND NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE SAME RADIOS. NO ADJUSTMENT ON THE RADIO COULD REMEDY THE SITUATION. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE AIR WITH THE PILOT NOT ABLE TO TRANSMIT AND OTHER CAN NOT HEAR THE ATC TRAFFIC DUE TO BROADCASTED HIGH PITCH NOSE ON THE CARRIER FREQUENCY. TEST SEVERAL OTHER FREQUENCIES WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM.