Service difficulty report · Ahrs · Cndair CL6002D24

Difficulty date
May 25, 2011
Submitted
May 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909FJ
Make and model
Cndair CL6002D24
Aircraft serial
15009
Aircraft time
19,598 hours, 15,484 cycles
Part
Ahrs
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED AT FL 370 THE AIRCRAFT WAS YAWING RIGHT. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER. SHORTLY AFTER THAT CREW GOT SEVERAL FAILURES ON THE PFD AND IT BEGAN TO FLICKER. THEN THE NR 1 YAW DAMPER DISCONNECTED. NR 2 YAW DAMPER NEVER DISCONNECTED. THE CREW THEN DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT ABQ AS ACFT WENT DOWN IN ALTITUDE THE RUDDER CONTROL BECAME MORE POSITIVE. THE MDC WAS FLAGGING A NR 1 AHRS AND NR 1 AFCS FAILURE. CONTRACT MX REPLACED THE NR 1 AHRS, OP CHECKS WERE GOOD.