Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 11, 2008
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
64,668 hours, 31,841 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Wire
Part number
BXS700724
Condition
Damaged
Location
Transponder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AC RETURNED, DUE TO TRANSPONDERS FAILED AND NO RADAR CONTACT WAS REPORTED BY CONTROL TOWER. MAINT PERFORMED AUTO TEST IN THE TRANSPONDER 1 AND 2 IAW MM 34-54-00, ALL CORRECT. AC WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND SYSTEMS WERE TESTED WITH TESTER MODEL TR-220 AND (C) AND (S) MODE WERE DETECTED OUT OF SERVICE. THE TRANSPONDER/TCAS CONTROL PANEL WAS REPLACED FOR THE (S) MODE IAW MM 34-54-03, TESTED CORRECT. IN THE (C) MODE THE WIRING WAS DETECTED DAMAGED, THEREFORE WIRING WAS REPAIRED IAW EO983490, TESTED CORRECT.

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