Service difficulty report · Antenna · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 3, 2013
Submitted
May 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500907
Aircraft time
21,374 hours, 17,788 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
1978
Part serial
1105810012
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Loc/Vor
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4239 THE CREW REPORTED THEY LOST LOCALIZER SIGNAL ON TWO ATTEMPTS OF ILS 10L IN ORD WHILE ESTABLISHED INBOUND. UNABLE TO ID NAVAID. NO OTHER AC REPORT PROBLEMS. DEFERRED BOTH ILS LOCALIZERS IAW MEL 34-15 AUTH#050119D. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOC/VOR ANTENNAS IAW EMB 145 AMM TASKS 34-32-03-000-801-A/34-32-03-400-801-A. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AT THIS TIME, NO DEFECTS NOTED. MEL 34-15 RESTORED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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