SDR 95ZZZX681

Service difficulty report · Antenna · Beech E90

Difficulty date
January 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N666DC
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW44
Part
Antenna
Part number
8010900
Condition
Defective
Location
Loran
Part time
56,013 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

BOTH COMMS AND NAVS WOULD HAVE EXCESSIVE STATIC IN LIGHT PRECIPITATION. THE COMMS WOULD BECOME UNREADABLE AND BOTH NAVS WOULD FLAG WITH LOSS OF L/R DEVIATION VOR OR LOC. TEST AIRCRAFT WITH DAYTON GRANGIER HIGH VOLTAGE STATIC TESTER AND FOUND LORAN ANTENNA SOURCE OF NOISE. REPLACE WITH HIGH-SPEED BLADE STYLE ANTENNA, PN 14663-03. FLIGHT TESTED AND PROBLEM CORRECTED.

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