Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 21, 2010
Submitted
December 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N292SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145488
Aircraft time
22,970 hours, 21,705 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
13,777 hours, 13,226 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT BOTH THE NAV1 AND NAV2 RADIOS WERE DASHED OUT AND HAD BECOME UN-TUNABLE. THE ONLY NAVIGATIONAL CAPABILITY THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD OPERABLE WAS THE GPS NAVIGATIONAL UNIT AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE TOO LOW TO CONDUCT A GPS APPROACH. THE FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED TO GRR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN MAINTENANCE ARRIVED, RE-RACKED THE NAVIGATIONAL UNITS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE CONDUCTED ON BOTH UNITS AND FOUND TO BE GOOD.

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