Service difficulty report · Ahrs · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 2, 2008
Submitted
April 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
156
Aircraft time
48,751 hours, 54,022 cycles
Part
Ahrs
Part number
7003360941
Part serial
92102518
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
29,290 hours, 31,954 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING FLIGHT, THE CAPTAINS AHRS FAILED CAUSING THE ADI AND HSI TO TUMBLE. BOTH F/DS BECAME INOPERATIVE. SAHS WAS SELECTED AND A SLIGHT MISMATCH WAS NOTED. AN AIR TURNBACK WAS PERFORMED BUT NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON RETURN TO FIELD, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 AHRS COMPUTER. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AT THAT TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.