Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
January 26, 2009
Submitted
January 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
85,714 hours, 23,015 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 1 Vhf Sys
Part time
85,714 hours, 23,015 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

DURING CRUISE, FLT ENGINEER TRIED TO SEND DEPARTURE MESSAGE, BUT BOTH VHF 1 AND 2 WOULD NOT TRANSMIT. THE CREW UNPLUGGED CAPTAIN, FO, AND FLT ENGINEER MIC’S. NR 1 VHF WOULD WORK IF FO MIC WAS NOT PLUGGED IN. FO RECEIVED A SHOCK WHEN MIC WAS UNPLUGGED. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REPLACED FO’S MIC JACK, NR 1 VHF TRANSCEIVER, AND FO’S INTERPHONE CONTROL PANEL MOUNT AND CONNECTOR PLUGS. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW DACO 23-41-1, WD 23-04-02, 23-20-0, AND 23-41-0. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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