Service difficulty report · Cdu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 12, 2018
Submitted
September 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4059
Aircraft time
39,924 hours, 41,672 cycles
Part
Cdu
Part number
CDU3933AG05
Part serial
626
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 200
Part time
8,278 hours, 8,936 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

EXPERIENCED LOST COMMS ON APPROACH. HAD A CONTINUOUS CLICKING NOISE THAT INTERFERED WITH ATC AND A CONTINUOUS TRANSMIT "TX" ON THE NUMBER 1 RADIO. HAD NO COMM AT ALL AT LANDING. TURNED BOTH ARCDUS OFF AT ONE POINT AND STILL HAD THE CLICKING NOISE. POWERED DOWN PLANE PER ATC REQUEST DUE TO INTERFERENCE. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NR 1 ARCDU IAW AMM T/C 6238101. PERFORMED LLM RTS TEST IAW MTC 6238101 AIRCRAFT REMAINS CAT 111 QUALIFIED COCKPIT PLACARD REMAINS CAT 3. RETURNED TO SERVICE.