Service difficulty report · Gyro · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
October 16, 2000
Submitted
November 3, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9550Q
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280517
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Gyro
Part number
102620422
Part serial
T49648B
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Instrument Pnl
Part time
916 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DIRECTIONAL GYRO PRECESSES ABOUT 5 DEGREES EVERY 10 MINUTES IN-FLIGHT. WITH VACUUM SYSTEM TEST KIT INSTALLED, DG PRECESSES ABOUT ONE-HALF DEGREE EVERY 15 MINUTES. ON THE NEW CESSNA AIRCRAFT, THE INSTRUMENTS AS WELL AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE HARD MOUNTED TO THE AIRFRAME. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED THE VIBRATIONS CAUSED BY THE RUNNING ENGINE ARE TRANSMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE INSTRUMENTS AND ARE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. (X)

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