J. Twombly

Document ID: FAA-2010-1204-0003
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Received Date: January 05 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: January 5 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: December 28 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: February 11 2011, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80bc5427
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This is comment on Rule

Airworthiness Directives: Various Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System Units

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When the ACSS anomaly occurs, does it have any effect on the operation of the aircraft's transponder? Stated in another way, does the transponder continue to operate in a normal manner, broadcasting and responding to interrogations, notwithstanding the ACSS anomaly? Was the transponder performance verified during the course of the investigation?