SDR HEEA979121

Service difficulty report · Receiver · Bell 412

Difficulty date
February 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1202T
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
33112
Part
Receiver
Part number
81439000232
Condition
Errors
Location
Cockpit Gps
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

GPS RECEIVER PROVIDING HAZARDOUSLY MISLEADING INFORMATION TO THE FLIGHT CREW IS A MAJOR FAILURE CONDITION FOR THE AIRCRAFT. SINGLE LATENT FAILURES OF CDI DEVIATION OUTPUT WIRES (SHORTED AND/OR OPEN) RESULT IN A NON-FLAGGED AND CENTERED DEVIATION BAR, INDICATING AN ON-COURSE LOCALIZER OR GLIDE SLOPE WITHOUT THE CAPABILITY OF DETECTING AND FLAGGING THE MALFUNCTION WITHOUT ALERTING THE COCKPIT CREW! THIS CAN BE HAZARDOUSLY MISLEADING.

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