Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 28, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
6,339 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Switch
Part number
1183400921
Condition
Stuck
Location
Main Comm
Part time
1,946 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL COMMUNICATIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 20 MINUTES. A PUSH-TO-TALK SWITCH ON THE RT CONTROL COLUMN WAS FOUND STUCK IN THE TRANSMIT POSITION BLOCKING ALL TRANSMIT & RECIEVE COMMUNICATIONS. SWITCH REPLACED. SUBMITTER STATES THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING DEFECT.

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