Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
March 31, 2012
Submitted
April 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732AC
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500070
Aircraft time
117 hours, 71 cycles
Part
Amplifier
Part number
0700005
Part serial
1101M013
Condition
Defective
Part time
117 hours, 71 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

THE CREW HAD REPORTED THAT THE CABIN AUDIO WAS INOPERATIVE. TROUBLSHOOTING FOUND THE INTERNAL FUSE IN AMPLIFER OPEN AND THE SUBFOOFER NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE FUSE IN THE AMP WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE DEFECTIVE SUBWOOFER. THE NEXT FLIGHT THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN AUDIO WAS NOT WORKING AGAIN. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE SUBWOOFER NONFUCTIONAL AGAIN, THE AMPLIFIER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND WAS DAMGAGING THE SUBWOOFER. THE AMPLIFIER AND SUBWOOFER WAS REPLACED, FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.

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