Service difficulty report · Fiber Optic Gyro · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
October 4, 2004
Submitted
October 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911318
Aircraft time
79,427 hours, 30,449 cycles
Part
Fiber Optic Gyro
Part number
1428302001
Part serial
5072
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
79,427 hours, 30,449 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 KCOF, CAPTAINS ADI GYRO "OFF FLAG" AND NR 1 COMPASS "OFF FLAG" APPEARED. CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO KCOF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FOG GYRO PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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