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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.