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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1750165 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZFW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flight Dynamics Navigation and Safety |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Enroute just west of lbb in southern new mexico we received significant GPS jamming and then apparently spoofing. Both GPS units lost position; and then later they showed position; but position determined by navaids was different than GPS position. Multiple other aircraft reported same issue transiting the area. Luckily we were only 'direct to a fix' so our navigation westbound was not significantly affected. However; our transponder failed at one point (had a fail light); presumably because of a problem with ads-B and no GPS signal. Military jamming and spoofing GPS. Position not exact. Could cause ATC problems with loss of ads-B. Limit GPS jamming and spoofing to non-daylight; low volume hours to avoid loss of ATC services; navigation; and ability to use RNAV navigation in short term. In long term; develop a back up navigation system; such as e-loran for navigation when GPS not available.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Pilot reported suspected GPS jamming at this location.
Narrative: Enroute just west of LBB in southern New Mexico we received significant GPS jamming and then apparently spoofing. Both GPS units lost position; and then later they showed position; but position determined by NAVAIDs was different than GPS position. Multiple other aircraft reported same issue transiting the area. Luckily we were only 'direct to a fix' so our navigation westbound was not significantly affected. However; our transponder failed at one point (had a fail light); presumably because of a problem with ADS-B and no GPS signal. Military jamming and spoofing GPS. Position not exact. Could cause ATC problems with loss of ADS-B. Limit GPS jamming and spoofing to non-daylight; low volume hours to avoid loss of ATC services; navigation; and ability to use RNAV navigation in short term. In long term; develop a back up navigation system; such as E-LORAN for navigation when GPS not available.
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.