Service difficulty report · Radio · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
May 14, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
6,627 hours
Part
Radio
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Intercomm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON BOARD, TRAINING FLT. NOTICED ODORS AND A LITTLE SMOKE SEEMINGLY TO COME FROM JUST BY CO-PILOTS POSITION, UNDER PANEL. ALL ELECTRICS SWITCHED OFF. MINIMUM ELECTRICS ON, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, RETURNED TO BASE. A/C INSPECTED, NO FAULTS FOUND. ALL SYSTEMS APPEARED OK. AIRCRAFT RELEASED. AIRCRAFT DISPATCHED. DURING PRE-FLIGHT, NOTED THAT INTERCOMM ON PILOTS SIDE UNSERV ICEABLE. (HAD BEEN REPORTED SERVICEABLE ON PREVIOUS TRIP TO BASE.) INTERCOMM REPLACED AND FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. NOTICED AT THIS TIME, THE NR 2 COMM DIGITAL DISPLAY WORKED BUT THIS RADIO WOULD NOT TRANSMIT.

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