Service difficulty report · Iru · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 8, 2018
Submitted
January 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48402
Aircraft time
82,303 hours, 20,599 cycles
Part
Iru
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNABLE RNP ALERT AT CRUISE. ATC ADVISED OF OUR STATUS. ATC LATER INFORMED US WE WERE 40 MILES WEST OFF COURSE. DURING CREW DEBRIEF THE POS OF RNP ACTUAL WAS SHOWING 1.00/6.00 NM. IRS/GNS POS UPON ARRIVAL SHOWED ALL THREE IRUS GREATLY MISCOMPARED LAT/LONG TO EACH OTHER AND TO GNS. DOWNPOWERED IRU'S, RESET FMC CIRCUIT BREAKERS IAW MM 34-63-09, REALLIGNED IRU'S IAW MM 34-43-00-5 WITH ALL IRUS AND GNS'S MATCHING PERFECTLY. NO UNABLE GNS MESSAGE PRESENT. AFTER RESET RNP/ACTUAL WAS READING 1.00/0.02NM. ACFT OK FOR SERVICRE. ACCOMPLISHED R-T-S OF IRU'S PER MM 34-43-00-5, ALL CHECKED NORMAL, OK FOR SERVICE.

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