Service difficulty report · Ahrs · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
December 30, 2008
Submitted
January 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
047
Aircraft time
33,114 hours, 39,763 cycles
Part
Ahrs
Part number
7003360947
Part serial
91102179
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, I
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK: FLT NR 8202 JNU-SIT. ENROUTE TO SIT FROM JNU THE CAPT'S EFIS (ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS SYSTEM) COMP HEADING, PITCH, AND ATTITUDE FAILED. SINCE COPILOT'S SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. A DECISION TO RETURN TO JNU WAS MADE SINCE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN SIT AND MX COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. R&R NR 1 AHRU (ATTITUDE HEADING REFERENCE UNIT).

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