Service difficulty report · Gps · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 26, 2006
Submitted
May 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
12,439 hours, 12,855 cycles
Part
Gps
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

BOI FLIGHT NR 2311: GNS1 DESELECTED, RAN CHECKLIST, RESELECTED. OK FOR 3 MINUTES. LATER DESELECTED AGAIN. RAN CHECKLIST AND WORKED FOR 9 MINUTES, THEN DESELECTED. THEN 5-10 MINUTES LATER, GNS2 DESELECTED. SAME PROCESS REPEATED. THEN IRS DESELECTED 5 MINUTES LATER. FMS WENT INTO DR MODE. 2 MINUTES LATER, DR MODE WENT AWAY. MAINTENANCE CYCLED AIRCRAFT POWER. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. GNS1, GNS2 AND IRS ARE SELECTED AND ALIGNED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.