Service difficulty report · Coax · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
June 15, 2012
Submitted
June 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215AL
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
387
Aircraft time
32,566 hours, 37,038 cycles
Part
Coax
Condition
Defective
Location
Antenna
Part time
2,569 hours, 1,835 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON CLIMBOUT RADIO ALTIMETERS STARTED FLASHING DASHED LINES THEN WENT ON STEADY. THEN THE GPWS LIGHT CAME ON AND TCAS FAIL. ALL BREAKERS IN. ALL INDICATIONS BECAME INTERMITTENT ON DESCENT AT 5000. THEN SYSTEM WORKED NORMAL FOR REMAINDER OF DESCENT. REMOVED RAD ALT FROM NR 1 ANTENNA SYSTEM AND CONNECTED TO NR 2 ANTENNA SYSTEM. RAD ALT, EGPWS, TCAS, ALL TESTS GOOD NOW.