What was found
THE GYRO HORIZON FAILED ON FIRST FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION. IT TOPPLES TO 90 DEGREES DURING A 20 DEGREE BANK.
- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Aircraft time
- 11,851 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2C
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 3421 · Attitude Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Gyro
- Part number
- 235010616
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Attitude
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.