Service difficulty report · Control Head · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 16, 2007
Submitted
April 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
9
Aircraft time
57,250 hours, 64,978 cycles
Part
Control Head
Part number
071127622
Part serial
2196
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2 Transponder
Part time
57,250 hours, 64,978 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 TRANSPONDER SMOKED THEN MADE POPPING NOISE THEN FAIL TO OPERATE, SUSPECT WATER IN NR 2 TRANSPONDER. REMOVED NR 2 TRANSPONDER CONTROLLER C/P. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 TRANSPONDER R/T, CONTROL HEAD, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW 34-52-00. CORR CHECK GOOD IAW W/C 34-53-01F. EXCESSIVE WATER FOUND IN COCKPIT COMING FROM DITCHING HATCH AND F/O'S SIDE PANEL. INSPECTED DITCH HATCH AND SEALED F/O'S SIDE WINDOW IAW SP&P 56.1.1, PRESSURIZED A/C, NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME.