What was found
AFTER STARTUP FLIGHT CREW SMELLED FUMES AND DETERMINED IT TO BE A DIRECTIONAL GYRO CONTROLLER. REMOVED AND REPLACED SAHS CONTROLLER & OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. NO DEFECTS. IN REFERENCE TO AMM 34-20-50.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 2009
- Submitted
- February 28, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N931HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 132
- Aircraft time
- 52,117 hours, 57,627 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3422 · Directional Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Gyro
- Part number
- 83423051009
- Part serial
- 70016913716
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 52,117 hours, 57,627 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.