What was found
(CAN)DURING FLIGHT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE #1 DME WAS NO LONGER COUNTING MILEAGE. THE SYSTEM HAD LOCATED THE STATION SELECTED AND HAD A IDENT BUT WOULD NOT INDICATE DISTANCE. DME CHANGED. A7C1 CAPACITOR HA D SHORTED.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 727171C
- System (JASC)
- 3451 · DME/TACAN System
- Part
- Capacitor
- Part number
- A7C1
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Nr 1 Dme
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.