C525 crew had transponder failure departing fnt.

Attributes
ACN	494860
Time
Date	200012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fnt.vortac
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Snow
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fnt.tracon tower : dtw.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citationjet, C525/C526
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	494860
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : turned on other transpounder aircraft equipment : tcas aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : 3
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Clearance was to climb on runway heading to 3000 ft. Level at 3000 ft, the transponder readout was intermittent in excess of 500 ft. Altimeter was correct with local departure ATIS. ATC stated transponder was lost. Reset code to #2 transponder. Altitude was code confirmed correct with ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C525 CREW HAD XPONDER FAILURE DEPARTING FNT.

Narrative: CLRNC WAS TO CLB ON RWY HDG TO 3000 FT. LEVEL AT 3000 FT, THE XPONDER READOUT WAS INTERMITTENT IN EXCESS OF 500 FT. ALTIMETER WAS CORRECT WITH LCL DEP ATIS. ATC STATED XPONDER WAS LOST. RESET CODE TO #2 XPONDER. ALT WAS CODE CONFIRMED CORRECT WITH ATC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.