Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 6, 2002
Submitted
July 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
88,286 hours, 28,560 cycles
Part
Gyro
Part number
1428302001
Part serial
5013
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
88,286 hours, 28,560 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM TOL, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE PITCH AND ROLL FLAGS DISPLAYED ON THE CAPTAINS AND FIRST OFFICERS ELECTRONIC ATTITUDE DIRECTION INDICATOR. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND BOTH FOG GYROS TO BE DEFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FOG GYROS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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