Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
October 10, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
11,418 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Switch
Part number
P7500091
Condition
Stuck
Location
Comms
Stage of operation
DE
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

(CAN) ON DESCENT THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 12,000 FEET, CAPTAIN NOTICED A LOSS OF VOLUME IN HIS HEADSET. PILOTS CHECKED CONNECTIONS, VOLUME SETTINGS FOUND NOTHING. CREW WAS ABLE TO HEAR ATC, THEY WERE REPORTING TO ALL ACFT THAT SOMEONE HAD A STUCK MIC, FURTHER INVESTIGATION PROVED TO BE US. CREW THEN SQUAWKED 7600 AND PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW COM FAILURE PROCEDURES. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, PROBLEM WAS INVESTIGATED BY MAINTENANCE AND FOUND TO BE THE CAPTAINS PUSH TO TALK SWITCH. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED SERVICEABLE.

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