Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 1, 2011
Submitted
May 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600690
Aircraft time
3,928 hours, 3,170 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Heading
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL 430 ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING, HEADINGS WERE OFF 7 TO 8 DEGREES. WHEN WE TURNED EAST, HEADINGS WERE IN SYNC AND STAYED WITHIN 1 DEGREE. PERFORMED COMPASS SWING AND FOUND THAT THE HEADINGS WERE OFF NO MORE THAN 3 DEG. NOTED THAT THE SLAVE INDICATOR ON THE RT SIDE NEVER RETURNED TO CENTER REGUARDLES OF THE DIRECTION OF THE SWING. CHECKED PANELS FOR IMPROPER HARDWARE. HARDWARE WAS NON MAGNETIC GAINED ACCESS TO THE RT FLUX VALVE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PLACED FLUX VALVE O/O C2C REMOVED RT FLUX VALVE INSTALLED SUPPLIED UNIT IAW MM 34-21-05 INDEXED FLUX VALVE. COMPASS ADJUSTED TO NR 1 AND 2 HEADINGS ARE WITHIN 2 DEGRESS OF HEADING AND EACH OTHER. CLOSED RT FLUX VALVE COVER AND COPILOTS SIDE PANEL.