Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 17, 2010
Submitted
November 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605651
Aircraft time
3,694 hours, 2,875 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Transceiver
Part number
7001840936
Part serial
0606C731
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Radio Altimeter
Part time
4,286 hours, 3,256 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DESCENDING THROUGH 11,500 FT WITH AN AIRSPEED OF 250 KTS. HAD GEAR WARNING AURAL INDICATION. IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION 11,000 AGL. HAD AN ADDITIONAL 4 AURAL WARNING LASTING FROM 3 SECONDS TO 25 SECONDS DURING THE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ALSO HAD AN EGPWS WARNING DURING ONE OF THE GEAR WARNING EVENTS. CHECKED WIRING CONNECTIONS, BOND CHECKED ANTENNAS, RANG COAXS, ALL GOOD. PREFORMED LANGING GEAR WARNING CHECK & THROTTLE SWITCH TEST, NO FAULTS NOTED. INTERIGATED EGPWS & FOUND SEVERAL "TO LOW TERRAIN" IN FLIGHT WARNINGS, TECH CHANGED RADIO ALT TRANSCEIVER, PLACED SPEX UNIT IN ACFT SET RADIO TO ZERO FT, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM CH 34-12-10.

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