Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 18, 2019
Submitted
May 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49738
Aircraft time
81,866 hours, 43,964 cycles
Part
Gyro
Part serial
88076598
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS INTERMITTENT AUTOPILOT PITCH MOVEMENT TWITCHING IN SMOOTH LEVEL FLIGHT. NOTE: UPON DESCENT FD BARS & AIRCRAFT (GOLD TRIANGLE SYMBOL) STAYED TOGETHER BUT PITCHED UP & DOWN RELATIVE TO THE HORIZON AND AUTOPILOT FOLLOWED THIS INSTRUMENT MOVEMENT ON CA PFD ONLY AUTOPILOT WAS CONNECTED TO F.O. SIDE AND ALTHOUGH AUTOPILOT PITCH WAS OSCILLATING THE F/O/ PFD WAS STABLE. MAINTENANCE FOUND MULTIPLE ATTITUDE 1 SIGNAL FAULTS ON BOTH DFGCS DURING FAULT REVIEW. REPLACED THE #1 VERTICAL GYRO IAW AMM 34-23-01. OPS TEST GOOD.

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