# SDR FQAR20180105001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 5, 2018
- Submitted: January 9, 2018
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N4166H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4166H), registered now
- Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 2843119
- System (JASC): [2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2562)
- Part: Elt
- Part number: 4530150
- Part serial: 40735
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20180105001

## Discrepancy

PILOTS HAD REPORTED THAT THE GPS WOULD LOOSE INTEG REPEATEDLY DURING FLIGHT.   DUPLICATED ON GROUND.  WHEN THE ELT WAS REPLACED FOR ROUTINE BATTERY REPLACEMENT, THE ISSUE CEASED. MECHANICS EXPERIMENTED AND NOTED WHEN THE PREVIOUSLY REMOVED ELT WAS BROUGHT WITHIN 20-30 FT OF AN AIRCRAFT, THAT AIRCRAFT WOULD LOSE INTEG AND HAD ERROR CODES ON THE GPS.

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