SDR WLDA200435

Service difficulty report · Gps · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
August 6, 2004
Submitted
August 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46922
Part
Gps
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IRN/INN AIR TURNBACK DUE TO GPS SYSTEM UNRELIABLE AFTER TAKEOFF, MULTIPLE FAULTY INDICATIONS. INTERROGATED MCDU'S AND GPS SYSTEMS, PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN ALL NAV SYSTEMS AND AIRCRAFT POWER. CHECKED VISUALLY PITOT TUBES AND STATIC SENSORS FOR DEBRIS/BLOCKAGE, FOUND ALL CLEAR. POWERED UP AIRCRAFT AND NAVIGATION/GPS SYSTEM, BITE CHECKED OPS NORMAL ON GROUND. BITE CHECKED PITCH & ROLL COMPUTERS ELF LOAD FEEL, ALL OK. UPDATED FLIGHT PLAN DATA, CROSS CHECKED ALL INDICATIONS AND DATA VERIFIED CORRECT ON GROUND.

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