Service difficulty report · Coax · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
December 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Part
Coax
Condition
Damaged
Location
Transponder
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN)TRANSPONDER COAX DAMAGED BY TY-RAPS ALL ALONG ITS LENGTH CAUSING TRANSPONDER TO BE PULLED OFF FREQUENCY. IN ADDITION, THE ANTENNA WAS FOUND DAMAGED CAUSING FURTHER TRANSPONDER PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, ANUMBER OF INSTRUMENT HOSES WERE FOUND CRACKED AND BRITTLE, INCLUDING THE ENCODER STATIC HOSE. ALSO THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO STATIC WICKS.