Service difficulty report · Vertical Gyro · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 13, 2016
Submitted
March 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49381
Aircraft time
54,516 hours, 47,527 cycles
Part
Vertical Gyro
Part number
2587335113
Part serial
87056158
Condition
Faulty
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 TAKEOFF, CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000, PLATFORM 2 FAILED, MSG ON FMS SCRATCHPAD. SHORTLY AFTER, PLATFORM 1 FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS, AUTOPILOT, AUTO THROTTLES & BOTH FMA'S. PERFORMED FAULT REVIEW & SHOWS ATT 1 & 2 SIGNAL FAULTS IAW MM 22-01-05. R & R NR & 2 VERTICAL GYRO IAW AMM 34-23-01-2. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 34-23-00. RTS SYS IAW MM 22-01-05, SYS PASSED.

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