SDR ASMF20060507

Service difficulty report · Flux Detector · Doug DC982

Difficulty date: May 18, 2006
Submitted: May 19, 2006
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N501AM
Make and model: Doug DC982
Aircraft serial: 49188
Aircraft time: 61,680 hours, 46,016 cycles
System (JASC): 3422 · Directional Gyro and Indicating System
Part: Flux Detector
Part number: 2587794
Part serial: 86089308
Condition: Failed
Location: Wing
Part time: 19,963 hours, 12,753 cycles
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DIFFERENCE OF 30 DEGREES BETWEEN COMPASS INDICATORS AND RDMI FLAG INOPERATIVE. FLUX VALVE, COMPASS RACK AND COMPASS INDICATOR WERE REPLACED IAW MM 34-21-08, 34-21-01 AND 34-21-02, RESPECTIVELY, TESTED CORRECT.

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