What was found
VERTICAL GYRO UNIT HAS ONLY 132.4 HOURS ON IT. TUMBLES AND THUMPS IN PITCH. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2003
- Submitted
- July 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N109UP
- Make and model
- Agusta A109E
- Aircraft serial
- 11061
- Aircraft time
- 1,216 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3421 · Attitude Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Gyro
- Part number
- 501121001
- Part serial
- 1032
- Condition
- Tumbles
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 132 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.