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FAA incident report · Bag ATP · South Bend, IN · March 19, 1996

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Date
March 19, 1996 · 09:55 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UF6A
Aircraft
N860AW
Reported as
Bag ATP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW126A
People aboard
32
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total1,400 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N860AWRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 1996 · British Aerospace BAE ATPS/N 2037Airframe modelBritish Aerospace BAE ATP

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: after departure from chicago o'hare (ord) en route to canton akron (cak) ufs, inc., d/b/a united express flight 5708 experienced an illuminated "check hdg" light on both navigation display units. Lights remained illuminated with heading differences between the two systems exceeding sixty five (65) degrees. After consulting with dispatch, decision was made to divert to Michiana Regional transportation center (sbn), South Bend, Indiana. Sbn was VFR and ATC was notified of the problem and told that no special assistance was required. The flight landed without further incident. There was no damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries among the two flight crew, two flight attendants, and twenty eight passengers. The captain, Mr. Kevin r. mckenzie, and the first officer, MS. Cindy l. dean, both possess airline transport pilot certificates, airplane multi-engine land, with airplane single engine land commercial privileges. Capt. mckenzie is type rated in the bae-Atp and the BE-1900, both at the airline transport pilot level. The flight originated at chicago o'hare (osrd) just a few minutes prior to this incident. The #1 magnetic sensor unit was removed and replaced and a compass swing was performed. Service difficulty report #UF6A96310 was submitted regarding this matter. Incident closed 04/23/96.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER DEPARTURE FROM CHICAGO O'HARE (ORD) EN ROUTE TO CANTON AKRON (CAK) UFS, INC., D/B/A UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 5708 EXPERIENCED AN ILLUMINATED "CHECK HDG" LIGHT ON BOTH NAVIGATION DISPLAY UNITS. LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH HEADING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS EXCEEDING SIXTY FIVE (65) DEGREES. AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCH, DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO MICHIANA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER (SBN), SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. SBN WAS VFR AND ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD THAT NO SPECIAL ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AMONG THE TWO FLIGHT CREW, TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND TWENTY EIGHT PASSENGERS. THE CAPTAIN, MR. KEVIN R. MCKENZIE, AND THE FIRST OFFICER, MS. CINDY L. DEAN, BOTH POSSESS AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATES, AIRPLANE MULTI-ENGINE LAND, WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND COMMERCIAL PRIVILEGES. CAPT. MCKENZIE IS TYPE RATED IN THE BAE-ATP AND THE BE-1900, BOTH AT THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT LEVEL. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHICAGO O'HARE (OSRD) JUST A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE #1 MAGNETIC SENSOR UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND A COMPASS SWING WAS PERFORMED. SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT #UF6A96310 WAS SUBMITTED REGARDING THIS MATTER. INCIDENT CLOSED 04/23/96.