Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Bell 412

Difficulty date
July 27, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7128R
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
36007
Part
Transceiver
Part number
064102300
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
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

VHF TRANSCEIVER TRANSMITS ARE GARBLED. SIDETONE FADES. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. REMOVED CORROSION FROM UNIT. ADJUSTED CARRIER SQUELCH, MIC GAIN, SIDETONE AND COMPRESSOR. AFTER FURTHER TESTING, UNIT STOPPED TRANSMITTING.

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