Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 6, 2011
Submitted
July 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70504
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49798
Aircraft time
62,820 hours, 32,858 cycles
Part
Gyro
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STL - INFLIGHT DFW-CMH. CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL ANOMOLY IN WHICH AUTO THROTTLES DISENGAGED, CAPTAINS FD BARS BIASED OUT OF VIEW, CAPTAINS FLIGHT MANAGEMENT ANNUNCIATOR WINDOWS WENT BLANK AND NO AUTOLAND ILLUMINATED. RE-ENGAGED AUTOTHROTTLE WITH NO SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED STL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER 1 AND 2 GYROS AND BOTH FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTERS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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