Service difficulty report · Symbol Generator · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
August 18, 2005
Submitted
August 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
37,133 hours, 29,795 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Symbol Generator
Part number
4055900905
Part serial
88060556
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
25,911 hours, 19,665 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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT, DURING ROTATION HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, LOOSING AHRS 2 WITH HEADING, HORIZON LIGHTS TURNED ON, FMA AND RIGHT ND WITHOUT INFORMATION. AHRS 2 AND 3 WERE SWAPPED IAW MM 34-21-10 AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF NLG WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT DAMAGE DETECTED IAW MM 32-20-00. SYMBOL GENERATOR AND AHRU 2 WERE REPLACED IAW MM 34-21-10, TESTED CORRECT.

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