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The day a bird's nest shut down a Gulfstream's entire nav system
Got a call for a G550 in Dallas with total comm and nav failure... found a family of sparrows had built a nest right in the belly avionics bay. Took three of us about six hours to clean out all the straw and, well, other stuff, and check every pin for corrosion. Has anyone else had a job go completely sideways because of wildlife?
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casey39310d ago
Ngl that's a new one. Birds really do have it out for avionics.
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janab8210d ago
Did they ever figure out how the birds got access in the first place? That's a serious access panel seal failure. Were there any lasting issues with the wiring harnesses after the cleanup, or did a simple pin wash fix it all?
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