What was found
THE PILOT REPORTED SMELLING SOMETHING HOT FOLLOWED BY TRANSPONDER NR 1 BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT PULLED THE APPROPRIATE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND CONTINUED ON WITH THE NR 2 TRANSPONDER.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2016
- Submitted
- October 17, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N991FX
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B2279
- Aircraft time
- 2,208 hours, 2,060 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3452 · ATC Transponder System
- Part
- Transponder
- Part number
- 0110077910
- Part serial
- 89120700
- Condition
- Failed
- Part time
- 2,208 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.