Service difficulty report · Switch · Cndair CL2151A10

Difficulty date
July 5, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL2151A10
Aircraft time
4,014 hours
Engine
Pwa CWASP
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Switch
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Control Column
Part time
4,114 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT HAD A RADIO FAILURE IN WHICH THEY COULD TRANSMIT BUT NOT RECEIVE. AIRCREW CONTACTED THE FSS BY CELL PHONE, RECEIVED THE AIRPORT ADVISORY, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX DISCOVERED THAT BOTH "HOT" MICROPHONE SWITCHES WERE ON WHICH CAUSED HIGH SQUELCH IN THE HEADSETS. THIS DID NOT ALLOW THE HEADSETS TO RECEIVE TRANSMISSIONS.