What was found
CREW REPORTED NOTICING A SINGLE PUFF OF SMOKE FROM THE CTR PEDESTAL AREA. IT DISSIPATED & DID NOT RECUR. MX INVESTIGATED & FOUND THE NR 1 RADIO TUNING UNIT DEFECTIVE. PART WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2013
- Submitted
- December 10, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N470CT
- Make and model
- Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
- Aircraft serial
- RK536
- Aircraft time
- 4,031 hours, 3,007 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2300 · Communications System
- Part
- Tuning Unit
- Part number
- 8221825111
- Part serial
- 2L8XD
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 390 hours, 272 cycles
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.