Passenger use of a video camera on a Japan Air System (JAS)Airbus A300 interfered with the aircraft's navigation aids at a critical point, the flightcrew has reported. The aircraft was on a night instument-landing-system (ILS) approach to Tokyo Haneda Airport on 13 March when the crew, alerted by aberrant ILS indications, stopped the passenger using the camera, after which indications returned to normal. Approach visibility was good.
Source: Flight International
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