Service difficulty report · Gps

Difficulty date
January 16, 2015
Submitted
January 16, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Gps
Part number
8500018200
Part serial
N144030523
Condition
Malfunctioned
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.

What was found

PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE IFO 540. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS FOR LOSS OF GPS DURING FLIGHT. ACFT UPDATE THE UNIT WOULD NOT LOCK ON DURING INITIAL POWER UP. THE UNIT HAS HAD TO BE RESTARTED BOTH TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK.