What was found
PILOT REPORTED THAT ''GYRO FREEZES UP''. NR 1 DIRECTIONAL GYRO REMOVED AND SENT TO TEST FACILITY.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2000
- Submitted
- April 25, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N179GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE179
- System (JASC)
- 3422 · Directional Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Gyro
- Part number
- 6226136002
- Part serial
- 2736
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit Dg
- Part time
- 10,225 hours, 514 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.