Service difficulty report · Ahrs · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 13, 2011
Submitted
January 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309CE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
201
Aircraft time
39,623 hours, 46 cycles
Part
Ahrs
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
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 TAKING OFF FROM RWY 30, AT GEAR RETRACTION ALTITUDE, CA'S AHRS FAILED. CREW NOTIFIED ATC AND REQUESTED VECTORS BACK TO IAD. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON R1 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS. MECHANICS HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. REPLACED NR 1 AHRS OPS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF EHSI OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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