AD 2020-08-02

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Airworthiness Directives; Thales AVS France SAS Global Positioning System/Satellite Based Augmentation System Receivers

AD Number
2020-08-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2019-0760
FR Citation
85 FR 20586

Unsafe Condition

The Thales Topstar 200 LPV GPS/SBAS receiver may provide an erroneous position on its outputs, which may not be detected by the integrity check. Depending on the aircraft installation, this error may not be noticed by the flight crew.

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Required Actions

Update the navigation database of LPV procedures and all RNP-AR procedures in SBAS areas, listed in the SIL. For certain ATR aeroplanes, amend the applicable AFM.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Thales AVS France SAS (Thales) Global Positioning System/Satellite Based Augmentation System (GPS/SBAS) receivers, Topstar 200 LPV, part numbers (P/Ns) C17149JA02 and C17149HA01, installed on GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional model ATR42 airplanes and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation model S-76D helicopters of U.S. registry.

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