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Service difficulty report · Vertical Gyro · Doug DC983

Difficulty date: May 13, 2016
Submitted: May 16, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N861GA
Make and model: Doug DC983
Aircraft serial: 49557
Aircraft time: 616,770 hours, 30,837 cycles
System (JASC): 3421 · Attitude Gyro and Indicating System
Part: Vertical Gyro
Part number: 2587335113
Part serial: 9055241
Condition: Failed
Location: Nr 1 & 2
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: S
Precautionary procedure: A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT AUTOTHROTTLES, AUTOPILOT, FLIGHT DIRECTOR & FMA'S FAILED. FLIGHT RETURNED & PRIOR TO LANDING ALL SYSTEMS RETURNED TO NORMAL. WO 299267 TO R & R NR 1 & 2 VERTICAL GYROS IAW AMM 34-23-01. PERFORMED RTS IAW AMM 22-01-05. TEST IS GO.

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