SDR COEA2024111408880

Service difficulty report · Transponder · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date: November 13, 2024
Submitted: November 14, 2024
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N880FE
Make and model: Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial: 0215
Aircraft time: 14,220 hours, 21,735 cycles
System (JASC): 3440 · Independent Position Determining System
Part: Transponder
Condition: Malfunctioned
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: A, D

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

What was found

FLT 8812 TAKEOFF OUT OF PHX AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY: NO MODE C ON BOTH TRANSPONDERS IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO PHX. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

More about the Cessna 208B