Service difficulty report · Autoland Sys · Boeing 737500

Difficulty date
June 27, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737500
Aircraft time
47,004 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Autoland Sys
Condition
Erratic
Location
Ils
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIR NORTH IS HOLDER OF SSTC C-LSA12-033/D FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SBAS LANDING SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THE INSTALLATION OF THE SYS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THE FIRST OF 2 AIRPLANES ON THE FLEET IN FEB 2012, THE SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATIONNALY APPROVED AND USED BEFORE 27-JUNE-2013. IT WAS REPORTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW THAT WHEN ON AN RT INTERCEPT HEADING TOWARDS FINAL APPROACH COURSE, THE SBAS RAW DATA DEVIATION BAR INDICATION ON EADI AND EHSI WAS INDICATING A FULL RT DEFLECTION WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL LT. THE INDICATION RESUMES NORMAL OPERATION/DISPLAY AS THE ACFT GETS CLOSER TO RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR AND AUTOPILOT DO NOT SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR HAS THEY ARE IN ARMED MODE DURING THE SIGNAL BEHAVIOR ISSUE AND THE SIGNAL BEHAVIOR ISSUE HAS RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION WHEN THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR/AUTOPILOT CAPTURE THE SIGNAL.

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