Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 777323ER

Difficulty date
November 16, 2016
Submitted
November 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729AN
Make and model
Boeing 777323ER
Aircraft serial
33127
Aircraft time
11,273 hours, 1,254 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
S671575133
Part serial
8695
Condition
Failed
Location
Gps
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE BOTH GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM UNITS FAILED. ACCOMPLISHED RESET OF MULTI MODE RECEIVERS. BOTH UNITS CAME BACK ON BUT THEN FAILED AGAIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND CENTER ILS MULTI MODE RECEIVER INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIEVER IAW AMM 34-21-01. ACCOMPLISHED LEFT AND RIGHT AIMS RESET. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT GPS ANTENNAS IAW AMM 34-58-02. SEE ALSO AALA20161118017 & AALA20161118018.