Service difficulty report · Receiver · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
August 20, 2010
Submitted
August 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
21647
Aircraft time
44,301 hours, 34,873 cycles
Part
Receiver
Part number
066106048
Part serial
2294
Condition
Failed
Location
Vor
Stage of operation
CL
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

VOR'S CHECKED GOOD ON PREFLIGHT. DURING CLIMBOUT BOTH VOR'S SHOWED A 30 DEGREE SPLIT ON VOR STA COULD NOT CTR EITHER CDI ON VOR STATION. TRIED ANOTHER VOR STA, SAME SITUATION. BOTH RMI'S HAD VOR NEEDLES 30 - 40 ' SPLIT. COMPASS SYS MATCHED. HAD TO RELY ON ATC HEADINGS TO RETURN TO FIELD. FOUND NR1 VOR SYS LAGS BEHIND NR2 SYS. R & R NR1 VOR/ILS RCVER IAW 34-31-001-5. CHECKS OK.