What was found
(CAN) CAPTAINS GYRO FAILED ON ROTATION. AUXILIARY POSITON SELECTED, NO FIX. AIRCRAFT RETURNED. MAINTENANCE FOUND INSTRUMENT AMP LOOSE IN ITS MOUNTING BRACKET. AMP HAD BEEN INSTALLED 2 MONTHS EARLIER.
- Difficulty date
- June 18, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 727
- System (JASC)
- 3422 · Directional Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Amplifier
- Part number
- 5223874
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Inst Amp
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- I
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.