Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 8, 2015
Submitted
November 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49555
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT CRUISE AT FL330 FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS HEADING COMPARATOR PROBLEM ON THE FLIGHT MODE ANNUNCIATOR. THEN THE AUTOPILOT KICKED OFF. THE CREW NOTED A HEADING DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE CAPTAIN'S & FO'S HEADING INDICATIONS. THE ND WOULD NOT WORK IN THE MAP MODE ON BOTH THE CAPTAIN'S & THE FIRST OFFICER'S DISPLAYS & THE MAP DISPLAY WAS FLICKERING ON & OFF. THE ND DISPLAY DID WORK IN THE ROSE MODE. THE CAPTAIN MADE SEVERAL CHECK OF THE MAP MODE & IT WOULD DISPLAY BRIEFLY & THEN FAIL. TOWARDS THE END OF THE FLIGHT THE MAP MODE WOULD NOT DISPLAY AT ALL. THE CREW DID THE ATTITUDE & HEADING FAIL PROCEDURE IN THE QRH ON PAGE 31.2. THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO RELIABLY GET EITHER HEADING GYRO TO STAY ON HEADING EVEN AFTER BEING RESET. THE CREW TRIED TO USE THE MAG COMPASS. WITH NO WORKING AUTOPILOT & UNRELIABLE HEADING INFORMATION THE WORKLOAD WAS VERY HIGH. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC.

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