Service difficulty report · Cable · Honda HA420

Difficulty date
February 17, 2017
Submitted
February 20, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N227WP
Make and model
Honda HA420
Aircraft serial
42000029
Aircraft time
50 hours, 37 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
HJ1E9143100
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Tcas
Part time
50 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED TCAS II INTERMITTENT FAILURES. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM BY DOWNLOADING ASSERT LOG DATA HISTORY AND PROVIDING TO GARMIN AVIONICS TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR ANALYSIS. GARMIN DETERMINED FAULTS WERE TRIGGERED BY FAULTY LOWER ANTENNA CABLES. GAINED ACCESS AND REPLACED 4 EA. LOWER TRANSPONDER ANTENNA CABLES P/N HJ1-E9143-100-329, HJ1-E9143-100-330, HJ1-E9143-100-331 AND HJ1-E9143-100-332. FOLLOWING THE ANTENNA CABLE REPLACEMENTS A SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL TEST OF TCAS II SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HA-420 AMM TASK 34-00-02-700-806.

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