What was found
PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AFTER DETECTING BURNING SMELL. AFTER INVESTIGATING PROBLEM, TRANSPONDER WAS REPLACED BY RADIO SHOP (POWER SUPPLY IN TRANSPONDER HAD BURNED CAUSING SMELL).
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N758LC
- Make and model
- Cessna R172K
- Aircraft serial
- R1723172
- System (JASC)
- 3452 · ATC Transponder System
- Part
- Transponder
- Part number
- RT359A
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Power Supply
- Component
- Arc
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.