Service difficulty report · Receiver · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 23, 2000
Submitted
September 29, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3070
Aircraft time
11,548 hours, 10,096 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Receiver
Condition
Failed
Location
Localizer
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLIGHT 4135 PIT TO SBN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE CREW HAVING TO DEVIATE FROM THE OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LOCALIZER RECEIVER FAIL AND BOTH RECEIVERS WERE ERRATIC. THE ADF ON THIS AIRCRAFT WAS DEFFERRED. THE CREW COULD NOT USE THE VOR APPROACH BECAUSE OF THE TAILWIND COMPONENT. THE ONLY APPROACH THE CREW COULD USE WAS THE ASR ON RUNWAY 27 LEFT, THIS IS THE REASON FOR DEVIATING FROM OUR OPERATION SPECIFICATIONS.