Service difficulty report · Compass · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
January 1, 2001
Submitted
January 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22885
Part
Compass
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
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 TAKEOFF, HDNG SYTM ON BOTH COMPASS SYTM BECAME UNRELIABLE. SYTM WAS APRX 30 TO 35 DEGREES OFF. CREW TRIED TO FLY DIRECT TO A VOR, COULD NOT NAVIGATE PROPERLY,SELECTED BOTH COMPASSES MULTIPLE TIMES, NO HELP. DID NOT SELECT DC IN ATTEMPT TO FIX HEADING. 20 MIN OF UNRELIABLE HEADINGS, SYSTEM STARTED TO ALIGN PROPERLY, AT TOUCHDOWN, THEY WERE CLOSE. FLIGHT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EMGCY WAS DECLARED.MAINT DID COMPASS SYTM OP CK AND FOUND BOTH HSI AND RMI READ WITHIN LMTS OF STANDBY COMPASS. SYSTM CORRECTED HEADING ERROR OF APROX 1 TO2 DEGREES PER MIN. SUSPECT ORIG PROBLEM DUE TO MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE AT ORIG STATION, LGA, THAT CAUSED FLUX VALVES TO DISTORT HDNG. AC OK FOR SERVICE.

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