Service difficulty report · Antenna · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 30, 2017
Submitted
January 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4232
Aircraft time
19,701 hours, 21,176 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
102509B2
Part serial
435QXLH
Condition
Faulty
Location
Loc/Vor
Part time
112,159 hours, 112,849 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOTH VHF NAV 1 & 2 WOULD NOT RECEIVE. NO IDENTS OR NEEDLES. DME DISPLAYED WITHOUT IDENT. ON RETURN TO PDX DURING DESCENT BELOW 20,000' BOTH VHF NAVS BEGAN TO RECEIVE AND DISPLAY BTG WITH VERY FAINT IDENT. LANDING WEIGHT LESS THAN #62000. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT VOR/LOC ANTENNAS IAW MTC 6345102. OPS CHECK GOOD. A/C REMAINS CAT III QUALIFIED, PLACARD READS CAT III.