What was found
GPS SCREEN WENT TOTALLY BLANK. UNIT STILL RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING COMMUNICATION DATA. SCREEN FAILED 2-3 MINUTES AFTER POWER UP. REPORTED THAT HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER FAILED UNDER IFR FLIGHT COULD BE FATAL.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2003
- Submitted
- June 3, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8248G
- Make and model
- Cessna 177RG
- Aircraft serial
- 177RG0148
- System (JASC)
- 3457 · Global Positioning System
- Part
- Gps
- Part number
- GNS530
- Part serial
- 78400735
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 300 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.