Service difficulty report · Gps · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
August 21, 2015
Submitted
August 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N143JT
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
0181
Aircraft time
2,252 hours, 1,633 cycles
Part
Gps
Part number
6110056210
Part serial
45700334
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLEARED DIRECT TO THE INITIAL APPROACH, SAW THE GPS UNIT DIM THEN GO BLACK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE COCKPIT. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE UNIT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH CONTROL. ONCE POWER WAS REMOVED FROM THE UNIT, THE ODOR SLOWLY DISSIPATED. MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND TAXIED INTO THE RAMP. NO FIRE OCCURRED AFTER REMOVING POWER FROM THE UNIT.

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