Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 27, 2005
Submitted
June 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49826
Aircraft time
46,899 hours, 29,544 cycles
Part
Gyro
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

DURING LEFT ENGINE STARTING, CAPTAIN REPORTED DFGC NR 1 OUT OF SERVICE AND FLIGHT DIRECTOR SHOWED FD AND SPD MESSAGES. ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN. DFGCS WERE INTERCHANGED AND BREAKERS WERE RESET, DISAPPEARING TRI FLIGHT DIRECTOR FLAGS. TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 34-22-00. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, RETURN TO SERVICE TEST TO BOTH DFGCS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 22-01-05, TESTED CORRECT.

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