Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
April 30, 2015
Submitted
May 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT609B
Aircraft time
23,620 hours, 20,915 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AFTER DEPARTURE, ABOUT 150 MILES OUT PILOT LOST COMMUNICATIONS WITH ATC. COMMUNICATIONS WERE RE-ESTABLISHED AFTER 10 MINUTES. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A CHAFED WIRE ON THE PILOT’S SIDE MICROPHONE SOCKET. REPAIRED THE CHAFED WIRE & PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF BOTH COMM 1 & 2 RADIOS. SYS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.