Service difficulty report · Gyro · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
August 20, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
8,156 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Gyro
Part number
1013800803
Condition
Failed
Location
Attitude
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE RT ATTITUDE INDICATOR IS AN AIR DRIVEN UNIT. THIS ACFT HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES. INTERVALS RANGE FROM SEVERAL MONTHS OR MORE TO A FEW DAYS. GENERALLY IF ONE FAILS, THE NEXT ONE FAILS, AND THEN MAY LAST FOR MONTHS. THESE UNITS HAVE TYPICALLY COME FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT VENDORS. THE ACFT SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN CHECKED THOROUGHLY WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. IT RUNS ON VACUUM, AND THE SUCTION IS EXACTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF MM SPECS. CONTINUING TO MONITOR AND INVESTIGATE THE DEFECT. THERE HAVE BEEN FAILURES ON OTHER ACFT AS WELL, BUT NOT AT THE SAME RATE AS THIS ONE.