What was found
CAPTAIN'S VERTICAL GYRO FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE NR 1 VERTICAL GYRO AND ADI. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N754NW
- Make and model
- Doug DC941
- Aircraft serial
- 47178
- System (JASC)
- 3421 · Attitude Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Vertical Gyro
- Part number
- 258733511
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Nr 1
- Part time
- 41,013 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.