Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
December 3, 2001
Submitted
December 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810BN
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45905
Aircraft time
81,778 hours, 26,717 cycles
Part
Gyro
Part number
25883024
Part serial
79063118
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FIRST OFFICER'S COMPASS INOPERATIVE AFTER 1000 FEET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KMIA AND PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 PDI, INSTRUMENT AMPLIFIER AND DIRECTIONAL GYRO IAW MM 34-00. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK COMPASS SYSTEM IAW MM 34-21-0, FOUND ALL SYSTEM NORMAL.

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