Service difficulty report · Gyro · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
February 10, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
18,342 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Gyro
Part number
235010616
Condition
Failed
Location
Attitude
Part time
412 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT STARTED UP AND TAXIED ACROSS THE FIELD TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. UPON THE NEXT START THE CO-PILOT ATTITUDE INDICATOR FAILED TO ERECT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE FOR MX. THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT, FUNCTION TESTED OK. (TC 20100212006)