Service difficulty report · Vertical Gyro · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 9, 2016
Submitted
January 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49457
Aircraft time
86,606 hours, 41,215 cycles
Part
Vertical Gyro
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE ALTERNATE HORIZON LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN BOTH FMAS & THE FIRST OFFICER`S DIRECTIONAL GYRO BECAME INOPERATIVE. R & R NR 2 VERTICAL GYRO IAW AMM 34-23-01 & NR 2 DIGITAL FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER IAW AMM 22-01-01. PERFORMED RTS IAW AMM 22-01-05. OK FOR SERVICE. SEE ALSO AALA20160111002.

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