Service difficulty report · Standby Compass · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
January 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
23114
Part
Standby Compass
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

PHL - FLT 673 - SHORTLY AFTER T/O, THE NR 1 AND NR 2 COMPASS SYS SHIFTED WITH NO FLAGS. THE NR 1 COMPASS HAD A 25 DEGREE ERROR AND THE NR 2 COMPASS HAD A 55 DEGREE ERROR. F/A CHECKED CABIN FOR ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE AND FOUND NONE. FLT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, ERRORS WERE 30 DEGREES AND 60 DEGREES RESPECTFULLY. MX ACCOMP COMPASS SYS TEST IN ASSOCIATION WITH MM 34-21-0. COMPASS SYS NR 1 AND NR 2 OP CHECK WAS NORM. NO FAULTS WERE DUP. FOUND STANDBY COMPASS HEADING ERROR EXCESSIVE. ACCOMP CALIBRATION PROCEDURE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPM 34-20-01. ALSO TESTED COMPARATOR SYSTEM COMPASS WARNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH MM 34-29-0.

More about the Boeing 737-2B7