Service difficulty report · Adapter · Boeing 73736Q

Difficulty date
January 26, 2017
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 73736Q
Aircraft time
50,396 hours
Part
Adapter
Part number
0342805REV2
Condition
Failed
Location
Glideslope
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) LPV APPROACH ANOMALY: GLIDE SLOPE DEVIATION POINTER MOMENTARILY SCALLOPED UP FOR A SPLIT SECOND AT FINAL APPROACH FIX ON RNAV LPV APPROACH TO RUNWAY. THIS RESULTED IN THE AUTOPILOT MOMENTARILY PITCHING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE UP FOLLOWING THE GLIDE SLOPE SCALLOPING. AIRCRAFT WAS ON "LOC & SLOPE" FULLY STABILIZED AT FLAP 40. AUTOPILOT A ENGAGED AND NAV HEADS IN MANUAL. AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED AT THAT POINT AND REST OF APPROACH HAND FLOWN. WEATHER WAS VFR. NOTED IN MAINTENANCE LOG REF M2 20459 THAT BITE TEST WAS PERFORMED BY MAINTENANCE WITH NO FAULTS FOUND, ONGOING ISSUE OCCURRING VERY OCCASIONALLY AND RANDOMLY FROM MY EXPERIENCE WITH MOST AIRCRAFT IN OUR FLEET. ALWAYS SEEMS TO OCCUR AT THE FAF. (TC# 20191205007)

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