SDR LR7A03038

Service difficulty report · Antenna · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
April 3, 2003
Submitted
April 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401LC
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Aircraft serial
4606
Aircraft time
35,306 hours, 21,065 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
0131909010
Part serial
13594
Condition
Shorted
Location
Ground Prox
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED TCAS FAILED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY GPWS AND RADIO ALTIMETER FAILURE. SMOKE AND FUMES NOTED IN COCKPIT. DEACTIVATED TRANSPONDER, GPWS AND TCAS SYSTEMS AND SMOKE SUBSIDED. DIVERTED TO RJTY. FOUND RADIO ALTIMETER R/T UNIT FAILED AND PRODUCING SMOKE DUE TO SHORTED XMIT ANTENNA. REPLACED R/T UNIT AND XMIT ANTENNA. VISUALLY INSPECTED TCAS AND GPWS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. TCAS RTS IAW HN3443 AND GPWS CHECKED IAW HB3400.18. LP 11680, ITEM 1.