Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 19, 2004
Submitted
December 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49763
Aircraft time
43,929 hours, 30,761 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4034240906
Part serial
83070605
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Vhf
Part time
20,650 hours, 12,130 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CAPT REPORTED VHF-NAV NR 1 FAILED. DURING MX REVISION, FIVE REPORTS WERE DETECTED ON MX LOGBOOK. 1. VHF NAV 1 WITH OSCILLATIONS DURING FLIGHT AND TAXING. VHF COMPUTER WAS RESEATED AND TESTED IAW MM 34-50-00, ALL CORRECT. 2. DURING FLIGHT AUTO THROTTLE ACCELERATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE. IN GROUND TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 22-31-00, ALL CORRECT. 3. VHF NAV 2 WITH INDICATION AND SPEED MACH INFO DAMAGED. VHF NAV PANEL WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 34-51-00, ALL CORRECT. 4. DURING LANDING GPWS FAILED. GPWS GROUND TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 34-43-2, ALL CORRECT. 5. ILS DID NOT ENGAGE TO THE AUTO PILOT AND FREQUENCY WAS NOT RECEIVED. VHF NAV 1 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 34-51-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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