Service difficulty report · Fiber Optic Gyro · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 10, 2005
Submitted
August 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
84,995 hours, 28,507 cycles
Part
Fiber Optic Gyro
Part number
1428302001
Part serial
5022
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Adhi
Part time
84,995 hours, 28,507 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

DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM KTOL PILOTS HSI/ADHI WAS INOP, INFORMATION WAS LOST. AFTER CREW RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS ADHI RETURNED THEN WENT BLANK. CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO KTOL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 FOG. PERFORMED A SHAKEDOWN OF WIRES BEHIND THE NR 1 EADI NR 1 FOG. ALSO, REPLACED NR 1 INSTRUMENT AMP. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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