Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 12, 2009
Submitted
August 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49597
Aircraft time
61,557 hours, 32,207 cycles
Part
Gyro
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

DFW - WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A TURN OF FIFTEEN DEGREES THE CAPTAINS ATTITUDE INDICATOR FLUCTUATED WILDLY CAUSING THE AUTO PILOT AND AUTO THROTTLES TO DISENGAGE. RETURNED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL THREE GYROS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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