Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Airbus BD5001A10

Difficulty date
May 19, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A10
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Autoland
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) BA SER CASE : 45177 SER - UNCOMMANDED REVISION TO BASIC MODES DURING ILS APPROACH DURING ILS APPROACH APPROX. 1000FT AGL SUDDENLY FD MODE CHANGED CAUTION APPEARED ON EICAS AND FMA REVISED FROM APPR LOC TO BASIC MODES HDG/FPA. NO AUTOLAND APPEARED ON PFD. AS WE WERE VISUAL, APPROACH CONTINUED MANUALLY AFTER AP SWITCHED OFF BY ME AS CMD AND PF. SECONDS AFTER THAT, APPR MODE COULD ENGAGE AGAIN AND APPROACH/LANDING COMPLETED WITH FD IN COMMON ILS MODES. DESPITE AN EXTENSIVE DEBRIEFING WITH MY COPILOT NO PLAUSIBLE REASON DETERMINED FOR THE CURIOUS SYSTEM BEHAVIOR. INTERIM LOSS OF LOC OR GS RECEPTION POSSIBLE, ALTHOUGH NO RED FLAGS APPEARED ON PFD. (TC# 20190522022)

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