Service difficulty report · Transponder · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
August 15, 2017
Submitted
August 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
877
Aircraft time
7,574 hours, 7,260 cycles
Part
Transponder
Part number
066011410201
Part serial
31207
Condition
Failed
Location
Atc
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR, POSSIBLY TRANSPONDER, ATC CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE NOT RECEIVING TRANSPONDER DATA. DIVERTED AND MADE A SAFE UNSCHEDULED LANDING. AVIONICS FOUND THE KT 70 TRANSPONDER FAULTY. VERIFIED THIS UNIT BY ALSO NOTICING SLIGHT BURNING ODOR. REMOVED THE UNIT. VERIFIED AND INSPECTED THE CONDITION OF THE WIRING WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT UNIT, ALL TESTED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND IAW DMC-12-A-34-54-01-00A-920A-A AND COMPLETED ATC TRANSPONDER AUTOMATIC PRESSURE ALTITUDE REPORTING SYSTEM DATA CORRESPONDENCE TESTS AND INSPECTIONS.