What was found
DURING CLIMB OUT, NR 2 COMPASS SYS PRECESSED EXCESSIVELY. CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REPLACED NR 2 INSTRUMENT AMP RACK. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 34-20-2. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2009
- Submitted
- September 4, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N799AL
- Make and model
- Doug DC862F
- Aircraft serial
- 45922
- Aircraft time
- 83,314 hours, 25,437 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3423 · Magnetic Compass
- Part
- Amplifier
- Part number
- 2588533901
- Part serial
- 0050383
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nr 2 Compass
- Part time
- 83,314 hours, 25,437 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.