What was found
F/O ON AUX GYRO WAS STICKING DURING TURN WITH NUMEROUS FLAGS SEEMED TO WORK OK AFTER BEING ON FOR 20 MINUTES. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCHING UNIT AND OPS CHECK GOOD THE HORIZON SYSTEM PER DC-8 MM 34-25-0.
- Difficulty date
- February 1, 2001
- Submitted
- February 2, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N807DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 45990
- System (JASC)
- 3422 · Directional Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Gyro
- Condition
- Stuck
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- J, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.