Service difficulty report · Control System · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
April 25, 2005
Submitted
May 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21782
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Control System
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Ils
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER ROLLING OUT 360 DEGREES, VOR COURSE INBOUND, ALL NAV INDICATIONS, OK. AFTER DESCENDING TO FL 10.0 JUST PRIOR TO CROSSING THE VOR SELECTED ILS FREQ ON CAPT AND FO MCP, BOTH HIS SELECTOR SWITCHES WERE SET TO ILS AND NAV MODE ON ILS. CPT HAD COURSE AND G/S INDICATIONS W/NO FLAGS IN VIEW. FO INDICATING TO G/S INDICATIONS WITH LOC TO THE RIGHT. AFTER EXTENDING GEAR CAPTS SIDE BECAME INTERMITTENT AND FLAGS IN VIEW SIMULTANEOUSLY HEARD PULL UP TERRAIN WARNING. FIREWALL THRUST FLAPS 20 EXECUTED. DIVERTED. ILS RECEIVERS 1 AND 2 SELF TEST PERFORMED, SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL ON THE GROUND. (K)

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