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Air carrier captain reported receiving a GPS EICAS alert related to possible jamming from white sands.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1741925 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZAB.ARTCC |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPS & Other Satellite Navigation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
At FL380; between pnh (panhandle) and zun (zuni); received ATC fault and GPS EICAS. Ran QRH. Faults did not clear. Contacted ATC. Jamming confirmed by ATC. Passing zun; ATC fault and GPS malfunctions cleared. No further problems remainder of flight. Submitted aml (maintenance log) entries for ATC fault and GPS EICAS at ZZZ1 in accordance with fom. Possible jamming from white sands.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported receiving a GPS EICAS alert related to possible jamming from White Sands.
Narrative: At FL380; between PNH (Panhandle) and ZUN (ZUNI); received ATC Fault and GPS EICAS. Ran QRH. Faults did not clear. Contacted ATC. Jamming confirmed by ATC. Passing ZUN; ATC Fault and GPS malfunctions cleared. No further problems remainder of flight. Submitted AML (maintenance log) entries for ATC Fault and GPS EICAS at ZZZ1 in accordance with FOM. Possible jamming from White Sands.
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.