Service difficulty report · Antenna · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 1, 2012
Submitted
October 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4210
Aircraft time
10,502 hours, 11,653 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
1010531AN2D
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
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

NR 2 COMM RECEIVED SCRATCHY UNREADABLE ON 132.131.35, 130.72 DURING FLIGHT, RECEPTION IMPROVED WHEN ACFT WAS ON GROUND. DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. VERIFIED GOOD POWER OUT USING WATT METER, LOW VSWR READING. MEGGED COAX CABLE, CHECKED GOOD. FOUND HIGH RESISTENCE IN ANTENNA BONDING. CLEANED SURFACE OF ACFT AND R & R WITH NEW ANTENNA NR 2 COMM BOND, CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED MX IAW AMM TASK 23-11-26-000-801, 23-11-26-400-801 AND OPS TESTED GOOD IAW TASK 23-11-00-710-801. ALL TESTED GOOD FOR NR 2 COMM AND ANTENNA. RETURNED TO SERVICE.