Service difficulty report · Gps · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
March 12, 2011
Submitted
March 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
431
Aircraft time
29,189 hours, 32,041 cycles
Part
Gps
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOST GPS AND FELT STRONG SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. DIVERTED, LANDED WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. GPS FAIL SOON AFTER WE DETECTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT STRONG SMOKE ODOR FROM PANEL BEHIND CA SEAT. C/A: REMOVED ACESS PANEL 90VU AND 80VU. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AREA AND FOUND OK AS PER JIC 25-14-12-OPT-10000. NO SMOKE NOTED OR SMELL. REPLACED GPS MANAGEMENT UNIT 1M PER ETN E9-3400-003.BUT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES IT POP C/B OF FMS. AT THIS TIME GPS SYSTEM IS DEFFERED PER MEL 34-43 AUTH. 030066D-D.

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