What was found
DIRECTIONAL GYRO DRIFTS OFF HEADING. FAILED AFTER ONLY 4.5 HOURS OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4493X
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A3
- Aircraft serial
- S7038
- System (JASC)
- 3422 · Directional Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Gyro
- Part number
- 40205773
- Condition
- Drifts
- Location
- Cockpit Dg
- Part time
- 5 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.