Service difficulty report · Transponder · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 15, 2013
Submitted
July 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
039
Aircraft time
8,694 hours, 4,156 cycles
Part
Transponder
Part number
066011271201
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING PRE-START CHECKS WITH ACFT BATTERIES ON AND APU RUNNING AND ALL SYSTEMS (AFIS, AVIONICS) OPERATING, DISTINCT ACRID FUMES AND FAINT GREY SMOKE OBSERVED IN CABIN. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY AND NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED. ACFT POWERED DOWN AND MX CONTACTED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. MX OBSERVED NR2 ATC RECEIVER SHOWS FAIL LIGHT. UPON INSP, DISCOVERED BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE RECEIVER. PULLED NR 2 ATC CB AND COLLARED NR 2 AFIS ATC.