Service difficulty report · Cable · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
November 24, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
6,947 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Cable
Condition
Shorted
Location
Gps Antenna
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) INTERMITTENT INDICATION OF POSITION AND FLIGHT DATA. TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED GPS ANTENNA SYSTEM, FOUND SECTION OF GPS ANTENNA CABLE SHORTED TO CABLE SHIELD AT TRANSCEIVER BOX, CONNECTOR. SUSPECT GPS ANTENNA CABLE CONNECTOR TERMINAL IS INTERNALLY SHORTED.