Service difficulty report · Antenna · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
June 28, 2007
Submitted
June 28, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5959A
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1526
Aircraft time
127 hours
Engine
Cont IO360*
Part
Antenna
Part number
12744001
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Gps
Part time
127 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE NR 1 GPS STOPPED RECEIVING A SIGNAL. AFTER LANDING, REMOVED THE MFD AND FOUND THE GLUE HOLDING THE VELCRO TO THE GPS ANTENNA HAD COME UNDONE. BOTH GPS ANTENNAS ARE HELD IN PLACE WITH VELCRO STRIPS AND IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER, THE GLUE SOFTENS AND COMES UNDONE.

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