SDR ABXA050206

Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
August 26, 2005
Submitted
August 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47072
Aircraft time
56,999 hours, 57,930 cycles
Part
Gyro
Part number
2587335113
Part serial
88126710
Condition
Defective
Location
Vertical
Part time
7 hours, 8 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB FROM YYC, CAPTAIN'S ADI HAD NUMEROUS INTERMITTENT GYRO FLAGS AND ADI WAS ERRATIC. IN CRUISE, INTERMITTENT ROLL FLAGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 VERTICAL GYRO IAW DC-9 AMM 37-27-01-4. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. (CACTUS CALL OUT OF YYC ENROUTE TO FAR) THERE WERE NO PARTS IN FAR, SO DECISION WAS MADE TO ROUTE MXA OVER FAR DIRECT TO FSD.

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