What was found
DFW - CREW REPORTED LOSS OF SEVERAL FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NUMBER 1 AND 2 VERTICAL GYROS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2012
- Submitted
- January 16, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7509
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49803
- Aircraft time
- 64,502 hours, 33,402 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3421 · Attitude Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Vertical 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.