SDR 29GA2015031200002

Service difficulty report · Connector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date: March 12, 2015
Submitted: March 12, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N303AG
Make and model: Saab 340B
Aircraft serial: 340B414
System (JASC): 2397 · Communications System Wiring
Part: Connector
Condition: Failed
Location: Handset Panel
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
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

JUST AFTER GETTING AIRBORNE, AIRCRAFT LOST COMMS, WITHOUT COMMUNICATION. CREW WAS UNABLE TO NOTIFY DISPATCH UNTIL THEY LANDED BUT DID AIR RETURN. EMERGENCY DECLARED ON BEHALF OF CREW. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. REPLACED CAPTAINS HANDSET JACK PANEL, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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