Garmin contacted ANN earlier today and let us know that a
solution for the G1000's GRS 77 issues was at hand. As a result,
Garmin is resuming shipments of the GRS 77 AHRS (Attitude Heading
Reference System) units used in G1000 installations as of today,
Monday, August 20, 2007. All affected aircraft manufacturers will
begin receiving GRS 77 units immediately so that they can resume
aircraft deliveries. Production of the GRS 77 will increase
incrementally as Garmin ramps up the production line.
Garmin ceased deliveries of the GRS 77 after observing a sudden
increase in failure rates during aircraft manufacturer product
flight tests. It has been determined that the increased failure
rate was due to a production process change by a component
supplier. Garmin has identified and isolated the suspect
problematic components and is now validating components with
additional testing.
Garmin tells ANN that they remain committed to providing
customers with the industry's leading avionics suite, and will
issue a Service Bulletin in the near future about those GRS 77
units in the serial number range listed on the 070816-00 Service
Advisory. The Service Bulletin will provide instructions on how to
have the affected units updated under warranty.
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