Service difficulty report · Transponder · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
September 16, 2006
Submitted
September 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
95,246 hours, 18,982 cycles
Part
Transponder
Part number
751780010005
Part serial
XJEO5152
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Nr 1 And 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TRANSPONDER NR 1 AND NR 2 ALT REPORTING INCORRECTLY ABOVE 12,000 FT, AMBER "FAIL" LIGHT ON STEADY. ATC REPORTED ALTITUDE FROM 7,000 TO FL 250 MOSTLY 7,000. ON DESCENT AT APPROX 15,000 THE ATC READOUT STARTED, CLIMBING AND AT APPROX 12,000 FT MATCHED THE AIRPLANE ALTITUDE. TWAS FMS 1 "FAIL" MSG DISPLAYED WITH GREEN LIGHTED X. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 ATC XPONDER IAW AMM 34-53-02, OPS CHECK NORMAL. SECURED CONNECTOR ON TAWS INDICATOR, OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW AMM 34-46-30.

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