What was found
COM 2 RADIO FREQUENCY KNOBS FOR COM/NAV HAD PLAY INSIDE THE RADIO. THE PLAY ALLOWED THE KNOB TO FREE SPIN. THE OPERATOR COULD NOT SELECT PROPER FREQUENCY.
- Difficulty date
- October 26, 2015
- Submitted
- October 27, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1430X
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R200
- Aircraft serial
- 28R7535279
- Aircraft time
- 4,153 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360C1C
- Engine time
- 4,153 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK1
- System (JASC)
- 2312 · VHF Communications System
- Part
- Radio
- Part number
- MX170C
- Part serial
- 7909
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 4,153 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.