Service difficulty report · Coax · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
January 18, 2012
Submitted
January 24, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
AMCR163C
Alticor Inc
Aircraft
N279DV
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
525C0052
Aircraft time
153 hours, 120 cycles
Part
Coax
Part number
5001688105
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Tcas
Part time
153 hours, 120 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE TCAS DISPLAY WAS INCORRECTLY PAINTING TARGETS AT 45 DEG TO THE LT OF WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, BASED ON VISUAL AND ATC VERIFICATION. CREW EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEM ON AN EARLIER SN ACFT (0049, 19 HRS TT) A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. MX FOUND THE TWO COAX CABLES THAT CONNECT THE BELLY ANTENNA TO THE FUSELAGE BULKHEAD WERE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. THE YELLOW (PY1001B) AND THE BLACK (PY1002B) CABLES WERE SWAPPED. THERE WERE NO COLOR MARKINGS ON THE BULKHEAD. SINCE THESE TWO ACFT ARE NEW AND THE FLOOR PANELS HAVE NEVER BEEN REMOVED, IT'S APPARENT THIS CAME FROM THE MFG IN THIS CONDITIONS, AND WERE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.

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