SDR MEX2003268

Service difficulty report · Microphone · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 7, 2003
Submitted
July 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Microphone
Part number
107C80021
Condition
Failed
Location
Vhf Comm Sys
Part time
33,245 hours, 21,961 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, BOTH VHF COM WERE OUT OF SERVICE. MICROPHONES WERE SWAPPED AND THEY WERE OPERATING IN A CORRECT WAY. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE THE MICROPHONE OF OBSERVERS SIDE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 23-50-00, ALL TEST CORRECT.

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