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Lear jet captain reports that on at least ten separate occasions his number 1 garmin 530 GPS completely powered off and restarted at roughly the same geographic location 30 NM north of hom.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1157965 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201403 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZAN.ARTCC |
| State Reference | AK |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bombardier Learjet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPS & Other Satellite Navigation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 1600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
At coordinates; 60.04.9N; 151.32.3 west; our number 1 garmin 530 GPS completely powered off. It restarted within about one minute. This garmin unit contains our radio frequency; navigation frequency as well as GPS navigation. This is approximately the 10th time this has happened to me. It is always the same location; approximately 30 DME north of the homer VOR coming direct from anc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Lear jet Captain reports that on at least ten separate occasions his Number 1 Garmin 530 GPS completely powered off and restarted at roughly the same geographic location 30 NM north of HOM.
Narrative: At coordinates; 60.04.9N; 151.32.3 W; our Number 1 Garmin 530 GPS completely powered off. It restarted within about one minute. This Garmin unit contains our radio frequency; NAV frequency as well as GPS navigation. This is approximately the 10th time this has happened to me. It is always the same location; approximately 30 DME north of the Homer VOR coming direct from ANC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.