Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
June 15, 2004
Submitted
June 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803ML
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49726
Aircraft time
40,161 hours, 23,347 cycles
Part
Gyro
Part number
4608000306
Part serial
1136
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
7,488 hours, 5,114 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

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT UNTIL APPROACH, RDMI AND ND WITH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 30-40 DEGREES. DURING TRANSIT CHECK AT CUU, AHRU NR 1 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 34-21-10, TEST CORRECT. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED AND RETURNED OF FLIGHT, DFGC AND AHRU NR 2 FAILED AND FLIGHT DIRECTOR BUSES IN BOTH PFD´S AND FMA´S WITHOUT INFORMATION. AFTER LANDING, AHRU INFORMATION WAS RECOVERED, AHRU NR 2 WAS REPLACED, TEST CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, DFGC TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 22-01-05, ALL CORRECT.

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