Service difficulty report · Glide Slope · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24452
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Glide Slope
Part number
6223257008
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Cockpit
Component
Collins
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CAPTAIN'S ILS GLIDE SLOPE WAS INOPERATIVE. *S/D* CAPTAIN'S VHF NAV RECEIVER WAS CAUSE FOR NR 1 ILS GLIDE SLOPE BEING INOPERATIVE. NR 1 VHF NAV RECEIVER WAS REPLACED, THEN SYSTEM TESTED OK ON DFCS QUICK TEST AND UP-LEFT/DN-RIGHT TEST. SHOP REPORTED THE GLIDE SLOPE OPERATION TESTED NORMAL, BUT THE GLIDE SLOPE SELF TEST WAS FAULTY.