Service difficulty report · Radio · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 27, 2005
Submitted
December 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
84,495 hours, 34,963 cycles
Part
Radio
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hf System
Part time
84,495 hours, 34,963 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 362 FROM KTOL TO KEWR NR 1 HF CONTINOUSLY ATTEMPTED TO TUNE ON ALL FREQUENCES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THEN HF RADIO NR 2 WAS KEYED TO TUNE, THE AUTOPILOT KICKED OFF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW AND PITCH. DUE TO INTENDED FLIGHT PLAN, CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE STATION KTOL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CHECKED NR 1 HF, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. CALLED AIR INC ON NUMEROUS FREQUENCIES AND CHECKED GOOD. CHECKED NR 2 HF WITH AUTOPILOT ON AND OFF, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. CALLED AIR INC ON NUMEROUS FREQUENCIES AND CHECKED GOOD. WORK WAS PERFORMED PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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