SDR 98ZZZX4717

Service difficulty report · Rmi · Mtsbsi MU2B60

Difficulty date
November 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N429WM
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Aircraft serial
1520SA
Part
Rmi
Part number
3137LB63C
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Component
Aeronetics
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WITH LOSS OF 26VAC VOR POWER SOURCE, RMI INDICATED 180 DEGREES OUT. HOOKED UP ANOTHER RMI OF SAME TYPE AND HAD SAME RESULTS. NO FLAGS OR OTHER INDICATIONS WERE PRESENT. SUBMITTER STATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, IF THE PILOT WERE RELYING ON THE RMI FOR NAVIGATION, THE PILOT WOULD NOT KNOW WHETHER THE RMI WAS FAULTY OR ANOTHER INSTRUMENT, AND COULD END UP DANGEROUSLY OFF-COURSE.