What was found
RADIO HAS STATIC ON VHF NR 1. NR 1 VHF HAS CONSTANT STATIC. TRIED NEW VHF RADIO. NEW AMU, DISCONNECTED EACH ACP & RMP ONE AT A TIME. CHECKED COAX FOR SECURITY AT BENCH PLUG & ANTENNA, FOUND TIGHT. REPLACED VHF NR 1 ANTENNA PER AMM.
- Difficulty date
- September 2, 2013
- Submitted
- September 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N417UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 483
- Aircraft time
- 64,155 hours, 24,162 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2312 · VHF Communications System
- Part
- Antenna
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Vhf Comm
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.