Service difficulty report · Receiver · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 18, 2014
Submitted
January 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4149
Aircraft time
17,194 hours, 18,154 cycles
Part
Receiver
Part number
066011010060
Part serial
43800
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Vhf
Part time
17,194 hours, 18,154 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

NO AIII MESSAGE ON HEADINGS DURING APPROACH. DIVERTED AND ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INTERROGATED HEADINGS FAULT HISTORY NR 1 VHF NAV SHOWS INVALID FAULTS. R & R THE NR 1 VHF RECEIVER AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW MAINTENANCE 6345101. OPS CHECKS GOOD. ACFT IS CATEGORY III QUALIFIED COCKPIT PLACARD READS CAT III. DEFERRAL PLACARDS REMOVED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.