Service difficulty report · Transponder · Beech 58

Difficulty date
November 15, 2005
Submitted
November 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1859K
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1299
Aircraft time
17,780 hours, 17,780 cycles
Part
Transponder
Part number
066106200
Part serial
84968
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, COULD NOT TRANSMITT FROM EITHER COMM. RADIO. FOUND PILOTS PUSH TO TALK SWITCH BROKEN, CO-PILOTS PUSH TO TALK DID WORK AND THERE WAS A HAND MIC IN GLOVE BOX. AIRCRAFT ALSO HAD A MODE (C) PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT RETURMED TO DEPARTURE, NR 1 TRANSPONDER WAS OK, NR 2 TRANSPONDER INTERMITTENT MODE (C) REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSPONDER OPS. CHECKS GOOD.

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