Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
November 6, 2011
Submitted
November 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120289
Aircraft time
34,347 hours, 44,643 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Audio System
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLIGHT 13906-4 (KACY) TO (KFRG). ON TAKEOFF JUST PRIOR TO V1, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD STATIC IN BOTH HEADSETS. THE STATIC WAS SO LOUD THAT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CREW WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WHILE RETURNING TO THE GATE, THE STATIC IN THE HEADSETS STOPPED AND NORMAL COMMUNICATION WAS AGAIN POSSIBLE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ELECTED TO REPLACE THE LEFT AUDIO CONTROL PANEL AS PRECAUTIONARY MAINTENANCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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