Service difficulty report · Coax · Beech B200

Difficulty date
October 25, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
11,351 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Coax
Condition
Failed
Location
Navigation Syst
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH IN IMC GPS PORTION OF THE FMS FAILED AND GAVE ERROR MESSAGE "GPS 1 NOT NAV". IT WAS DETERMINED THE COAXIAL CABLE AT THE BASE OF THE GPS ANTENNA HAD A POOR CONNECTION. THE COAXIAL CABLE WAS EASILY PULLED FROM THE COAX CONNECTOR. CONNECTOR REATTACHED TO THE COAX CABLE AND GROUND TESTED FINE.

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