What was found
(CAN) AFTER FLYING THROUGH RAIN ON APPROACH, COMMUNICATION RADIOS BECAME GARBLED/UNREADABLE. BENCH CHECK OF UNITS REVEALED TRANSCEIVER UNITS TO BE INTERNALLY CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. NO LEAKS IN THE NOSE CONE COULD BE FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- November 2, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Lear 25B
- Engine
- Ge CJ6108
- System (JASC)
- 2312 · VHF Communications System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Part number
- 7926657003
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Avionics Bay
- Part time
- 9,568 hours
- Component
- Collins · VHF20
- Stage of operation
- AP
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.