Service difficulty report · Antenna · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 19, 2011
Submitted
May 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145424
Aircraft time
25,352 hours, 20,607 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,718 hours, 17,702 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
DMN4171N
Part serial
13527A
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Ils System
Part time
21,562 hours, 17,319 cycles
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

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT LOCALIZER SIGNALS ON NAV 1 AND NAV 2 WERE INTERMITTENT UP TO AND SLIGHTLY BEYOND FINAL MARKER ON INSTRUMENT APPROACHES. THE CREW DIVERTED TO KALB AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON CALL MAINTENANCE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE ILS SYSTEM AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ANTENNA'S. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THAT TIME. LATER IN THE DAY CMH MAINTENANCE REPLACE THE LEFT-HAND ANTENNA, SERIAL NUMBER 11236, AND THE RIGHT ANTENNA, SERIAL NUMBER 13527A. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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