Service difficulty report · Gps · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
September 21, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Part
Gps
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) DURING ACFT FLIGHT TESTING, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RC GPS, EXPERIENCED SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF SATELLITE SIGNAL PROCESSING IN BOTH GPS RECEIVERS WHEN FLYING AT 89.5 N AND 84.68 N LATITUDE. AIRCRAFT WITH RC GPS-4000S, PN 822-2189-005/010, UNITS INSTALLED COULD EXPERIENCE A SIMULTANEOUS DUAL GPS RECEIVER LOSS OF SATELLITE SIGNAL PROCESSING WHEN FLYING THROUGH SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, ABOVE 71 NORTH/SOUTH LATITUDE. TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTED IN-SERVICE EVENT RELATED TO LOSS OF GPS SIGNAL PROCESSING. TRIAGE ASSESSMENT CURRENTLY IN-WORK.