What was found
(CAN) AT PREVIOUS REPAIR UNIT WAS ASSEMBLED WITH A SHOP FABRICATED PRELOAD SPRING OF LARGED DIAMETER AND HIGHER PRESSURE RATE PRELOAD SPRING SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED WHEN MOD 5 INCORPORATED (TC NR 20061030004)
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2006
- Submitted
- December 4, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- System (JASC)
- 3422 · Directional Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 568195301
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Vertical Gyro
- Component
- Vertical Gyro · Jet
- Component part number
- VG204AB
- 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.