SDR 2001F00150

Service difficulty report · Receiver · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
July 2, 2001
Submitted
July 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59139
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
139
Part
Receiver
Part number
20707503305
Part serial
2333
Condition
Faulty
Location
Vor System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SAL - FLT TA807 - BEFORE APPROACH, THE NR 1 VOR NEEDLE WENT DIRECTLY TO THE EAST AND WEST POSITIONS AND THEN THE NR 2 VOR REMAINED IN THE 'TO' POSITION AND THE NR 1 AUTOPILOT DID NOT CAPTURE ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SAL STATION FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES AND FOUND THE NR 1 AND NR 2 VOR RECEIVERS FAULTY. REPLACED THE FAULTY RECEIVERS (S/N 2333 AND 1974) ACCORDING TO AMM 34-55-31. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED, PER AMM 22-12-00 AND IT WAS WORKING NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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