Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
February 1, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Comms System
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) ACFT LOST ALL RADIO COMMUNICATION IN FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. CREW USED SEL-CAL TO COMMUNICATE WITH MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND MCC COMMUNICATED WITH TOWER FOR LANDING APPROVAL AND INSTRUCTION, ACFT LANDED SAFELY. ROOT CAUSE WAS CONTAMINATION ON THE RCAU CONNECTOR DESCRIBED AS "SOME TYPE OF OIL" AND THE RCAU CONNECTOR WAS DAMAGED. ALSO, THEY FOUND THE NR 2 VHF COMM ANTENNA GASKET STILL HAD THE PROTECTIVE PAPER INSTALLED. RCAU CONNECTOR REPLACED.