SDR 2010F00060

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
March 5, 2010
Submitted
March 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600601
Aircraft time
5,721 hours, 4,701 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Heading
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH FL340, 17 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, AMBER HEADING MISCOMPARE ILLUMINATED RT SIDE WAS 7 DEGREES HIGHER THAN LT. CONTINUED CLIMB TO FL400 WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EVERYTHING ON THE OCF SHEET WITH NO CHANGE TO DISCREPANCY. RT SIDE CONTINUED TO PRECESS AS FOLLOWS AT FL345 +12 FL400 +15 DESCENDING FL360 +22 FL 220 +32 11000 +23 9000 +21 3000 +11 3000 +10 AMBER HDG EXTINGUISHES 1500 +4 SHUT DOWN +1 NOTES: TURNING STUFF OFF IAW OCF SHEET HAD NO EFFECT, LT OR RT TURNS CLIMB OR DESCENT VARYING SPEEDS HAD NO EFFECT. LT SIDE ALWAYS AGREED WITH GPS & WHISKEY COMPASS HEADING. USED MANUAL SLAVE TO CORRECT RT SIDE TO THE LT. WHEN LET GO OF TOGGLE SWITCH RT SIDE WOULD GO BACK TO THE RT TO PREVIOUS ERROR. RT SIDE WALKS OUT OF ALIGNMENT TO THE RT THEN SLOWLY WALKS BACK IN, THE LOWER YOU GET.