Service difficulty report · Gyro · Cessna 501

Difficulty date
January 10, 2023
Submitted
January 12, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N393PJ
Make and model
Cessna 501
Aircraft serial
5010303
Aircraft time
892 hours, 7,662 cycles
Part
Gyro
Part number
40205773
Part serial
81052175
Condition
Erratic
Location
Hsi
Part time
8,792 hours, 7,762 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM PWA .DURING CLIMB OUT THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE PILOTS HSI WOULD NOT ERECT AND DEICIDED TO TO RETURN TO PWA TO HAVE MAINTENANCE . AFTER MAINTENANCE ARRIVED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HSI HAD FAUILED

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