Service difficulty report · Ahrs · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
July 12, 2013
Submitted
July 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811BP
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45010
Aircraft time
4,479 hours, 3,190 cycles
Part
Ahrs
Part number
HG2010AC02
Part serial
00031501
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW HAD SEVERAL INTERMITTENT NR 2 AHRS FAIL INDICATIONS. TROUBLESHOOTING COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. NR 2 AHRS UNIT REPLACED. UNIT CAUSED FAILURE OF HEADING AND REF WITH ASSOCIATED FAILURE OF AUTOPILOT. EVENT CODES INDICATE LOSS OF YAW DAMPENER AND COMPARATOR FAILURE. UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL CHECKS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.