Service difficulty report · Antenna · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 24, 2013
Submitted
December 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4143
Aircraft time
17,242 hours, 18,320 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
102509B2D
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Vor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ERRATIC INDICATIONS ON BOTH PFDS DURING APPROACH. FLIGHT GUIDANCE INDICATED A RT TURN WHEN LOC NEEDLE WAS MOVING LT. LOC NEEDLE WAS SELDOM STEADY AND CONSTANTLY MIGRATING AROUND. HGS DISPLAY WAS VERY ERRATIC. 2 APPROACHES WERE CONDUCTED. GOOD IDENTS ON BOTH LOCS. NO PLDS IN OPERATION. R & R NR 1 AND NR 2 VOR/LOC ANTENNAS IAW MAINTENANCE 6345102. OPS CHECK GOOD. CW MAINTENCE 6343510, OPS CHECK GOOD. LLM RTS AND CAT 3 STATUS CONFIRMED IAW MAINENEANCE 6345102 AND 6343510. RETURNED TO SERVICE.