Service difficulty report · Gyro · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
January 29, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft time
8,196 hours
Engine
Alidsg TFE7313AR
Part
Gyro
Part number
501116202
Condition
Failed
Location
Directional
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PRIOR TO DESCENT THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE LOSS OF DIRECTION INFORMATION ON THE NR 1 HSI. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITH USE OF NR 2 HSI INFORMATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCH TO THE ACFT AND PROCEEDED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE NR 1 HSI SYSTEMS. HSI NR 1 AND NR 2 WERE SWAPPED AND THEN RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION AFTER THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE FAULT. THE NR 1 AND NR 2 DIRECTIONAL GYROS WERE THEN SWAPPED AND THE FAULT MOVED TO THE NR 2 POSITION. RETURNING THE DIRECTION GYROS BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITIONS AND THE FAULT ONCE AGAIN RETURNED TO THE NR 1 POSITION. NR 1 DIRECTION GYRO WAS REPLACED WITH A O/H UNIT AND WAS FUNCTIONED CHECKED SERVICEABLE IAW AMM, CHAPTER 34. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.