Service difficulty report · Radio Altimeter · Gulstm G150

Difficulty date
July 8, 2021
Submitted
July 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922LR
Make and model
Gulstm G150
Aircraft serial
299
Aircraft time
3,143 hours, 1,217 cycles
Part
Radio Altimeter
Part number
822016535
Part serial
39TJD
Condition
Defective
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED DESCRIBING A FAULT WITH THE RADAR ALTIMETER WITH INDICATORS "RA" AND "TCAS FAIL" ILLUMINATED ON BOTH PFD'S FOLLOWED BY "GROUND PROX AND WINDSHEAR FAIL" CAS MESSAGES. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THE RADAR ALTIMETER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED AND AN OVERHAULED UNIT WAS INSTALLED. THE MX VENDOR ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NO1 AND NO2 RADAR ALTIMETER ANTENNAS. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.