Service difficulty report · Computer · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 14, 2009
Submitted
January 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4156
Aircraft time
4,635 hours, 4,804 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
15002550001
Part serial
25309
Condition
Faulted
Location
Hgs
Part time
715 hours, 787 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOI - HGS WOULD NOT GO INTO A3 MODE. ARMS OK BUT WILL NOT GO INTO A3. NO A3 MSG IN COMBINER OCCURRED GEG RUNWAY 3 MADE 2 APP BOTH FAILED RESET ALL PARAMETERS, NO RELIEF DIVERTED TO BOI SAME FAILURE ILS 10R. STANDARD LANDING. FOUND RECORDED FAULTS HGS COMBINER, FOUND SEVERAL HC FC34 FAULTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED HGS COMPUTER IAW CAT III MTC 6343501. TUNED LOCAL NAV TO CAPTURE AIII- HGS OP TESTS GOOD. A/C UPGRADED TO CAT III, PLACARD READS CAT III. MEL PLACARD REMOVED. MTX CONTROLLER NOTIFIED OF A/C STATUS CHANGE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.