Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
October 19, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
36,916 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6226263003
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1 Nav
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) NR 1 NAV HEAD TO GET DME WOULD HAVE TO SELECT STATION, THEN DESELECT, THEN RESELECT STATION TO GET DME. FOUND TO BE DME TRANSCEIVER AT FAULT. REPLACED DME TRANSCEIVER AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. WAITING FOR DME TRANSCEIVER REPAIR REPORT FOR FAULTS.