Service difficulty report · Radio · Stbros SC7SERIES3

Difficulty date
July 19, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Stbros SC7SERIES3
Aircraft time
11,088 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3312201A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Radio
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nav/Com
Component
Nav/Com · King · 069102434
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) RETURNED TO BASE WITH NO WORKING RADIOS. IT WAS RETURNING FROM WERE IT HAD BEEN RAINING HEAVILY WHILE THEY WERE ON THE GROUND. IT WAS FOUND THAT SOME MOISTURE HAD MADE ITS WAY FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION ABOVE THE RADIOS AND WORKED ITS WAY DOWN DURING FLIGHT. THE SOUCE OF THE LEAK IS BEING INVESTIGATED AT PRESENT.