T-45C TS, ADV & IUT ENG-20
Flight Instruments Malfunctions
SUMMARY
In this lesson, you have learned about malfunctions related to several important
flight instruments:
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Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Assembly (GINA)
and related components
- Attitude director indicator (ADI) display failure
- Horizontal situation indicator (HSI) display failure
- Vertical speed indicator (VSI) display failure
- General GINA failure
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Pitot static system
- Standby airspeed indicator failure
- Standby altimeter (ALT) failure
- Standby vertical speed indicator (VSI) failure
- Pitot tube damage or icing
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Angle of attack (AOA) system
- AOA indicator failure
- AOA indexer failure
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Independent instruments
- Radar altimeter display failure
- Standby turn and slip indicator failure
- Standby attitude indicator failure
- Standby compass failure
- Clock/stopwatch failure
CONCLUSION
You depend on your flight instruments, especially during IMC conditions, to
maintain your flight parameters and navigation procedures. This lesson has
enabled you to recognize instrument malfunctions and to anticipate their effects
on your flight.
The malfunctions described in this lesson might occur in conjunction with each
other or with some malfunction related to another aircraft system.
If this lesson has raised any questions for you, be certain to contact your
instructor.
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