Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 22, 2017
Submitted
February 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7528A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49920
Aircraft time
75,357 hours, 39,888 cycles
Part
Gyro
Part number
25883024
Part serial
88047787
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 200
Part time
34,133 hours, 33,425 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. DURING CLIMB AND INTO CRUISE THE HEADING ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES ACCOMPANIED BY PROCESSION OF NR 1 HSI BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES. REMOVED AND REPLACE NR 1 DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE IAW AMM 34-21-04. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL.

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