Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 28, 2005
Submitted
July 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53051
Aircraft time
42,859 hours, 30,853 cycles
Part
Gyro
Part number
258733513
Part serial
84064723
Condition
Failed
Location
Vertical
Part time
11,468 hours, 6,836 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A TECHNICAL LANDING AT CUL DUE TO WHEATEAR CONDITIONS AT HMO. AT CUL CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING TURNS THE RADAR GOES OUT OF SERVICE, SO VERTICAL GYRO NR 2 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 34-23-00, TESTED CORRECT. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED AND CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING TURNS ADI GOES OUT OF SERVICE, SPHERE AT 90 GRADES WITH FAIL FLAG, AUTOMATIC PILOT DISENGAGE, FMA WITH NO AUTO-LAND LIGHTS, AND NO ECHO’S WERE REGISTERED AT 40 MILES OR LEAST. VERTICAL GYRO NR 2 AND RADAR TRANSCEIVER WERE REPLACED IAW MM 34-23-00 AND 34-41-00 RESPECTIVELY, TESTED CORRECT.

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