What was found
ATTITUDE INDICATOR TUMBLED FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT BEFORE RE-ERECTING. VACUUM SYSTEM TESTS SATISFACTORY, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED GYRO, FURTHER OPERATION SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- November 23, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N494SP
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8035
- System (JASC)
- 3421 · Attitude Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Indicator
- Part number
- S33261
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 483 hours
- Component
- Sigmatek
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.