Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech C99

Difficulty date
February 20, 2023
Submitted
March 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330AV
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U230
Aircraft time
27,490 hours, 37,463 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
5040021901
Part serial
229
Condition
Failed
Part time
4,596 hours, 5,331 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KPDX, THE LEFT ATTITUDE INDICATOR FAILED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KPDX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND CAPTAINS’ ATTITUDE INDICATOR WAS INOP. REPLACED ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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