What was found
DIRECTSYN DG FAILED MID FLIGHT. PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE PILOTS (LH) HSI WAS FIXED TO A SINGLE HEADING. RENDERING THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THE PILOTS ELECTED TO DIVERT.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2022
- Submitted
- March 4, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N10VJ
- Make and model
- Lear 31
- Aircraft serial
- 31018
- Aircraft time
- 10,408 hours, 10,516 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3422 · Directional Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- None
- Part number
- 501116202
- Part serial
- 1767
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 339 hours, 410 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.