Service difficulty report · Indicator · Grob G120A

Difficulty date
August 3, 2007
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Grob G120A
Aircraft time
687 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO540D4D5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR
Part
Indicator
Part number
LUN1241E8G8R
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Attitude
Part time
225 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) MFG INSTALLED MICROTECHNA ELECTRIC ATTITUDE INDICATORS IN A FLEET OF 9 AIRCRAFT USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING. AFTER 18 MONTHS, ONE ORIGINAL ATTITUDE INDICATOR IS STILL FUNCTIONING AFTER 500 HOURS (9) INSTRUMENTS AVERAGED 225 HOURS BEFORE FAILING THE FIRST TIME. (6) HAVE FAILED WITH AN AVERAGE OF 120 HOURS TSO. (3) AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN GROUNDED WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT INTSTRUMENTS.

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