Service difficulty report · Handset · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
August 18, 2005
Submitted
August 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49587
Aircraft time
41,847 hours, 27,879 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Handset
Part number
6861000001
Part serial
00721
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
2,524 hours, 1,542 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AFTER THE LT ENGINE STARTED, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLING CAME ON CONSTANTLY. THE BREAKER P37 CALL SYS WAS RESEATED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FRONT HANDSET WAS VERIFIED, ALL CORRECT. THE BACK HANDSET WAS VERIFIED, DETECTING ATT, PILOT AND P/A LIGHTS TURNED ON. THE HANDSET WAS REPLACED IAW MM 23-40-00, ALL CORRECT.

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