# SDR 2004FA0000643

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 24, 2004
- Submitted: August 17, 2004
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N656TL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N656TL), registered now
- Make and model: Bell 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 656
- Engine: Allsn 250C*
- System (JASC): [3457 · Global Positioning System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3457)
- Part: Gps
- Part number: TNL200A
- Part serial: 6152871
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Cockpit
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000643

## Discrepancy

ON A PILOT TRAINING FLIGHT, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF GPS FACE-PLATE AND THE DISPLAY WENT BLANK.  CB WAS PULLED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE.  AFTER SHUTDOWN, POWER WAS APPLIED TO GPS, OPERATION APPEARED NORMAL, BUT SELF DIAGNOSIS DISPLAYED A (DATA BASE FAILED) WARNING.

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