Service difficulty report · Dme · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 18, 2014
Submitted
August 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667GB
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145784
Aircraft time
26,989 hours, 23,386 cycles
Part
Dme
Part number
7510100631
Part serial
98062777
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING THE CLIMB OUT THE CREW WAS ALERTED TO A NAV 2 FAIL. THEY FOLLOWED THE GUIDANCE OF THE AOM-1 & MEL BOOK. THEY NOTIFIED SOC & MOC OF THE FAILURE & SENT AN M20 MSG. WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY WERE ABOUT 300LBS UNDER PLANNED ARRIVAL FUEL, THEY DECIDED TO FLY A GPS APPROACH TO 27R VS THE LOC 27 BECAUSE OF THE FPA. DURING THE APPROACH ATC TOLD THEM TO GO AROUND. SINCE THE ALT WX AS THE SAME AS ORD 1100 OVER, THE CAPTAIN DECIDED NOT TO DIVERT. DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC SO THAT HE COULD SHOOT AN ILS 27R APPROACH, BECAUSE OF SINGLE NAV SOURCE & FUEL RSVS & WX A 1100FT CEILING WITH AN MDA OF 1200FT ON THE LOC & GPS. THE CAPTAIN MADE A PA TO THE PAX & INFORMED THE FA. ONCE SAFELY ON THE GND THE CREW TAXIED TO THE GATE & MADE THE APPROPRIATE AML ENTRY. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R NR 2 NAV UNIT IAW MM 34-52-01. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RVSM & CAT II COMPLIANT & CERTIFIED.

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