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A warning device incorporated in certain airborne navigation and flight instruments indicating that: 1. Instruments are inoperative or otherwise not operating satisfactorily, or 2. Signal strength or quality of the received signal falls below acceptable values.

Source FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary · checked 2026-08-25

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