Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
January 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
467
Aircraft time
55,419 hours, 12,942 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Failed
Location
Transmit Antenna
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN'S RA DOES NOT PROPERLY AGREE WITH FO'S RA. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING NR 1 R/A WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 150FT AND 450FT, THEN GO ABOVE 2500FT. DISCONNECTED BOTH TRANSMIT AND RECEIVING ANTENNAS AND METERED BOTH COAX CABLES FROM NR 1 R/A RACK CONNECTOR (1SA1) NR 1, RECEIVING ANTENNA (5SA1) READ OPEN, NR 1 TRANSMITTER ANTENNA (4SA1) READ HIGH RESISTANCE TO GROUND. SUSPECT NR 1 TRANSMIT ANTENNA COAX CONNECTOR BAD.

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