Parts · Instruments and avionics

Transceiver

684 failure reports named the transceiver in the last ten years, 2,404 since 1995, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "failed". 15 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement transceiver, Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC) holding the most (12). The reports call it "transceiver", "transceiver,", "transceiver,rt14".

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1995	136
1996	166
1997	116
1998	140
1999	124
2000	27
2001	86
2002	69
2003	104
2004	33
2005	27
2006	39
2007	35
2008	50
2009	59
2010	91
2011	111
2012	88
2013	110
2014	61
2015	48
2016	47
2017	54
2018	102
2019	102
2020	58
2021	82
2022	66
2023	63
2024	39
2025	42
2026	29

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Instruments and avionics682Flight controls2

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Instruments and avionics	682
Flight controls	2

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 737335Boeing 767135Boeing 75741Airbus A32133Airbus A32022Airbus A33021Boeing 77715Boeing 787 Dreamliner14Airbus A3199Boeing 7479Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 1177Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ6

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 737	335
Boeing 767	135
Boeing 757	41
Airbus A321	33
Airbus A320	22
Airbus A330	21
Boeing 777	15
Boeing 787 Dreamliner	14
Airbus A319	9
Boeing 747	9
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117	7
Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ	6

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

failed261inoperative108malfunctioned87faulted76faulty62intermittent25defective19unknown7unreliable5false indication4

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
failed	261
inoperative	108
malfunctioned	87
faulted	76
faulty	62
intermittent	25
defective	19
unknown	7
unreliable	5
false indication	4

Engines most often reporting it

CFM International CFM56-5B4/3 1CFM International CFM56-7B27E 1General Electric CF34-8C5 1General Electric CFM56 series 1International Aero Engines V2527-A5 1International Aero Engines V2527E-A5 1Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD 1Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-37A 1Pratt & Whitney PW4060 1

Approved replacement parts 15 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a transceiver and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a transceiver:

Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC) 12Teledyne Controls 1Masco Service Corporation 1Aircell Incorporated 1

For these models most: Agusta Spa AB139 (5), Sikorsky S-76 (4), Agusta Spa AW139 (4), Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 (3), Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 (2), Gulfstream G-IV Gulfstream IV (1), Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (1), Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135 (1), Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130 (1), Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (1), Agusta Spa A119 (1), Agusta Spa A109 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Masco Service Corporation	Transceiver, Tracker III A 1616-X50-XX	1616-X50-XX	Agusta A109E, A119, AW119 MKII) Airbus...	2019-10-10	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver 1616-050-05A	Modification Part	Agusta S.p.A. AW139, AB139	2012-11-05	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver 1616-050-03A	Modification Part	Agusta S.p.A. AW139, AB139	2012-11-05	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver 1616-450-01A	Modification Part	Agusta S.p.A. AW139, AB139	2012-11-05	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver 1616-050-02A	Modification Part	Agusta S.p.A. AW139, AB139	2012-11-05	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver 1616-050-11	Modification Part	Sikorsky S-76A, S-76B, S-76C	2012-10-30	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver 1616-450-01A	Modification Part	Sikorsky S-76A, S-76B, S-76C	2012-10-30	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver 1616-400-01A	Modification Part	Gulfstream G-IV	2009-05-26	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver 1616-050-04A	Modification Part	Agusta AB139	2009-03-16	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver 1616-450-01A	Modification Part	Sikorsky S-76A, S-76B, S-76C	2008-09-21	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver 1616-450-02A	Modification Part	Sikorsky S-76A, S-76B, S-76C	2008-09-21	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver - Classic with GPS Sensor 1616-450-01/A	Modification Part	McDonnell Douglas MD-11, DC-10	2007-08-09	current
Ems Aviation INC (Formerly Sky Connect LLC)	Transceiver - Tracker SOP without GPS Sensor 1616-050-04A	Modification Part	McDonnell Douglas MD-11, DC-10	2007-08-09	current
Aircell Incorporated	Transceiver 400-10680-001	Modification Part	McDonnell Douglas MD-11	2005-05-11	current
Teledyne Controls	Transceiver 705-906-802	705-906-802	Dassault Aviation Fan JetC5, D5, E5	2001-12-13	current

Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.