Service difficulty report · Gps · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
October 21, 2011
Submitted
October 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821SC
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
211
Aircraft time
55,500 hours, 22,812 cycles
Part
Gps
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 GPS MESSAGE "HEADING REQUIRED" RENDERING, GPS AND NR 1 AUTOPILOT INOPERATIVE. VECTORED SO ACFT STAYED ON HEADING MODE. AUTOPILOT NR 2 SELECTED BUT DID NOT ENGAGE. NOT SUCCESSFUL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. RETURN TO AIRPORT. LANDED NORMAL. MX CHECKED WIRING FROM NR 2 NPU TO SWITCH BOX 81VU21, FOUND NORMAL. RESET NR 2 NPU, ACCOMPLISHED CHECK OF F/O HSI, OP'S CHECKED GOOD IAW 34-53-01. NR 2 GPS SENSOR READ OUT FOUND NORMAL IAW 34-53-01. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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