Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
January 30, 2001
Submitted
January 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
45990
Part
Gyro
Part number
258733511
Part serial
5028118
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, F/O GYRO FROZE IN NOSE UP TURN WITH GYRO FLAG. SWITCHING TO AUX CAUSED GYRO TO UNSTICK, BUT STILL CAUSED INTERMITTENT GYRO FLAG. INTERMITTENT HDG COMPARATOR LT CAPT HSI 328, RMI 320 DEGREE SWITCHING TO NR 1 COMPASS. CAUSED CAPT RMI TO SWING TO 090 DEGREE WITH OFF FLAG. SWITCHING TO NR 2 COMPASS CAUSED CAPT HSI TO READ 330 DEGREE AND RMI TO READ 320 DEGREE. F/O INSTURMENTS FOLLOWED CAPTS RMI NORMALLY. REPLACED F/O''S VERTICAL GYRO. OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW DC-8 MM 34-25-01. REMOVED AND REPLACED F/O''S FLUX VALVE. PERFORMED COMPASS SWING. OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW DACO M/M 34-21-2. COMPONENTS REPLACED:VERTICAL GYRO P/N 2587335-11, S/N 5028118 AND FLUX VALVE P/N 620359, S/N 91058155.

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