Service difficulty report · Transponder · Beech B300

Difficulty date
February 6, 2014
Submitted
February 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL889
Aircraft time
93 hours, 85 cycles
Part
Transponder
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, CREW SWITCHED THE NR 1 TRANSPONDER FREQUENCY FROM TOWER TO DEPARTURE & WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEIR TRANSPONDER SIGNAL WAS INTERMITTENT. CREW SWITCHED OVER TO THE NR 2 TRANSPONDER & DEPARTURE NOTIFIED THEM THAT THE NR 2 TRANSPONDER SIGNAL WAS NOT BEING RECEIVED. ACFT RETURNED. PERFORMED AN OPS TEST ON THE NR 1 & 2 TRANSPONDERS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE & AN CHECK FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT HAD SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL FLIGHTS SINCE THE RTS.

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