Service difficulty report · Gyro · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
December 11, 2002
Submitted
December 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
71,785 hours, 22,621 cycles
Part
Gyro
Part number
1428302001
Part serial
5062
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HIK CREW NOTED #2 "ADI" ATITUDE DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR ROLLING RANDOMLY. AS PRECAUTION CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO HIK. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE TROUBLE SHOT AND REPLACED THE GYRO PER THE ATI DC-8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND E.O. 34-DC8-1806 UPON GROUND TEST SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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