Service difficulty report · Nav Receiver · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
February 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N300AU
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23228
Part
Nav Receiver
Part number
20412343422
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E/E Compt
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

IAD - FLT 826 - ON APPROACH INTO DCA, BOTH LOCALIZERS WERE REPORTED TO BE INTERMITTENT AT 109.9 TWO ATTEMPTS WERE MADE WITH THE SAME RESULT. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO IAD WHEREAS BOTH LOCALIZERS WERE INTERMITTENT AT 109.3. RECEIVED ALTITUDE ALERT FROM TOWER ON APPROACH. BOTH ALTIMETERS READ 700 FEET. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 VOR/ILS NAV RECEIVER, FLIGHT INSTRUMENT ACCESSORY UNIT AND THE NR 1 ILS RELAY. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF NAV SYSTEM PER MM 34-31-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)