Service difficulty report · Hsi · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 28, 2010
Submitted
April 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0036
Aircraft time
13,728 hours, 12,718 cycles
Part
Hsi
Part number
006340601
Part serial
25609
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Part time
65 hours, 63 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW ADVISED BOTH THE CAPTAINS HSI AND RMI INDICATORS ROTATED NORMALLY AND THEN FROZE ON A 185 DEGREE HEADING (AT 700 FEET AGL). AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT LANDED BACK AT DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX WOULD TROUBLESHOOT ACFT AND DUPLICATED PROBLEM. FOUND INOPERATIVE HSI. REMOVED INOPERATIVE HSI AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE HSI IAW MM 32-40-00. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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