Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Bolkms BO105S

Difficulty date
April 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7170D
Make and model
Bolkms BO105S
Aircraft serial
S840
Part
Transceiver
Part number
066106200
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit Atc
Component
KT76
Stage of operation
IN
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

DOES NOT REPORT PER TOWER. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. FOUND RECEIVED WEAK, SWAPPED MICRO-PROCESSOR AND MIXER DIODE. NO HELP. TROUBLESHOT FURTHER, FOUND PROBLEM TO BE IN LOCAL OSC, FOUND WHEN COVER TO LOCAL OSC IS PUT ON UNIT, RECEIVER DROPS OFF, WHENEVER COVER ISOFF, UNIT RECEIVES GOOD. REPLACED LOCAL OSCILLATOR ASSY. REPAIRED. ALSO REPLACED Q415 HEATSINK AND F401 FUSE. BENCH CHECK GOOD.