SDR WX0A071896

Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 26, 2014
Submitted
March 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410NV
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49965
Part
Control Panel
Part number
G740612
Part serial
15822659
Condition
Faulty
Location
Vhf Comm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ABOUT 45 MINS INTO FLIGHT AT 33000 FT FIRST OFFICER NOTICED THAT COMM 1 SAID FAIL. WE TRIED TO SWITCH THE FREQUENCY ON COMM 2 BUT WOULD GET A FAIL WHEN WE HIT THE TFR BUTTON. SO WE SWITCHED BACK TO THE OPERATING FREQUENCY 131.17 ON COM 2. ABOUT 20 MIN LATER COM 1 CAME BACK FULLY FUNCTIONAL. ABOUT 15 MIN LATER COMM 1 WOULD SHOW FAIL. WHEN WE TRIED TO TFR FREQUENCIES. COM 1 DID THIS UNTIL WE LANDED ASA WELL AS COM 2. FIRST OFFICER ALSO NOTICED A BUNCH OF WATER IN HIS STORAGE COMPARTMENT BELOW HIS CLEAR VIEW WINDOW. TROUBLESHOT SYS CHECKED WIRING FROM COMM PANELS TO VHF TRANSCEIVERS IAW WDM 23-21-01 CHECKED NORMAL. REPLACED BOTH VHF COMM PANELS SYS, CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 23-20-01 & EMLA 23204089601.

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