SDR HEEA979124

Service difficulty report · Receiver · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
February 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2743E
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760155
Part
Receiver
Part number
066400700
Condition
Errors
Location
Cockpit Vor/Loc
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

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