Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 26, 2009
Submitted
March 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0139
Aircraft time
9,059 hours, 11,134 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 8302 EWR-PBG DURING CRUISE THE PILOT NOTED THE LEFT ATTITUDE INDICATOR WAS IN A 10 DEGREE RIGHT BANK. INFORMATION WAS VERIFIED INACCURATE BY COPILOT’S ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND HEADING INFORMATION. WITHIN EIGHT MINUTES THE BANK INCREASED TO 15 DEGREES AND 10 DEGREES PITCH UP. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERT TO ALB. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR HAD FAILED. THE PILOT’S ATTITUDE INDICATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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