Service difficulty report · Microphone · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 19, 2018
Submitted
September 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4059
Aircraft time
39,950 hours, 41,701 cycles
Part
Microphone
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
18,195 hours, 19,733 cycles
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

ON DEPARTURE COM 1 HAD INTERMITTENT CLICKING, UNABLE TO TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE. VHF 1 WAS SHOWING TX ON BOTH ARCDUS & STBY COM. UNPLUGGED CA HAND MICROPHONE & CLICKING STOPPED. TX DISAPPEARED ON BOTH ARCDUS & STBY COM. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON GROUND. DUE TO HISTORY R&R BOTH HAND MIC IAW AMM 23-51-21-000-801/400-801. R&R NR 1 VHF TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 23-11-01-000-801/400-801. ALL TEST GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.