Service difficulty report · Localizer · Boeing 747238B

Difficulty date
March 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747238B
Engine
Pwa JT9D7F
Part
Localizer
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit Vor
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON ILS APPROACH, CAPTAIN'S GLIDE SLOPE SHOWED FULL SCALE HIGH. ON PASSING NDB/BEACON AT WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FL 230, AIRCRAFT WAS BELOW GLIDE SLOPE, FIRST OFFICER'S INDICATOR SHOWED FULL SCALE BELOW GLIDE SLOPE. CORRECTION MADE AND A/C LANDED. FOUND PIN NR 52 BROKEN AND PIN PUSHED BACK 24R ON CONNECTOR D2012P. NEW VOR/LOCALIZER INSTALLED AND NEW ROLL COMPUTER INSTALLED. SERVICEABLE.