Service difficulty report · Gyro · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
November 6, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
10,086 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Gyro
Part number
7000622901
Condition
Faulted
Location
Verticial
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A ROUTINE FLIGHT, IT WAS NOTED DURING CRUISE, THE AUTO PILOT BECAME UNSERVICEABLE, ERATICALLY PITCHING UP UNCOMANDED. THE PILOTS DIS-ENGAGED THE AUTO PILOT AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. TROUBLESHOT THE SYS, AND FOUND A FAULTY VERTICIAL GYRO THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED 11 HRS PRIOR. THE VERTICIAL GYRO WAS REPLACED, THE SYS WAS GROUND FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE.

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