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PA31 pilot reports climbing early on the teb 8 departure due to faulty DME equipment aboard his aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1078238 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TEB.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo/Chieftan/Mojave/T1040 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | DME |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
After departing runway 24 from teb on the teterboro eight departure; I was watching the DME looking for 4.5. I leveled at 1;500; turned to heading 280 and the DME read 7.1; so I continued the climb to 2;000 ft. At approximately 1;700 ft MSL; the DME went blank. When it came back on; it read only 3.7; indicating that I was inside the climb area. At that point; ny departure gave me a climb to 6;000 ft MSL and nothing was said or mentioned about the climb. I will back-up the DME with the VOR radial; as is the procedure for 'non-DME-equipped aircraft'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA31 pilot reports climbing early on the TEB 8 departure due to faulty DME equipment aboard his aircraft.
Narrative: After departing Runway 24 from TEB on the Teterboro Eight departure; I was watching the DME looking for 4.5. I leveled at 1;500; turned to heading 280 and the DME read 7.1; so I continued the climb to 2;000 FT. At approximately 1;700 FT MSL; the DME went blank. When it came back on; it read only 3.7; indicating that I was inside the climb area. At that point; NY Departure gave me a climb to 6;000 FT MSL and nothing was said or mentioned about the climb. I will back-up the DME with the VOR radial; as is the procedure for 'non-DME-equipped aircraft'.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.