Incident at FREDERICTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Summary
2010-01-25: C-FZKH, Piper PA44 180, advised that it had experienced a directional gyro failure and was returning to the airport. The aircraft landed safely at 21:02Z. Nil TSB.
2010-01-27: UPDATE Maintenance & Manufacturing: Maintenance inspected the aircraft and found the FREE/SLAVE selector was set to free mode without the pilot?s knowledge. Slave mode was selected and taxi tests carried out. The heading indicator was found to be operating normally.
Details
| CADORS Number | 2010A0075 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Reported By | NAV CANADA |
| Occurred At | 2010-01-22 - 20:57 |
| Day or Night? | Day-time |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Aerodrome ID | CYFC |
| Aerodrome Name | FREDERICTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
| Geographic Location | New Brunswick, Canada, North America, Atlantic Region, Fredericton (CYFC) |
| TSB Occurrence Number | |
| TSB Class of Investigation | |
| AOR Number | 115522-V1 |
| Reported By | NAV CANADA |
| Categories | System/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant] |
| Events |
Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
| Type | Aeroplane
|
|---|---|
| Canadian Registration | FZKH | Flightaware (Registration) | Flightaware (Tracking) | AvHerald |
| Foreign Registration | |
| Country of Registration | Canada |
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Owner | THE MONCTON FLYING CLUB (MONCTON FLIGHT COLLEGE) |
| Operator | THE MONCTON FLYING CLUB (763) Commercial |
| Make |
PIPER |
| Model | PA44 180 |
| Year Built | 2000 |
| Engine Type | Reciprocating |
| Engine Make |
AVCO LYCOMING |
| Engine Model | O-360-A1H6 |
| Gear Type | Land |
| Private | No |
| Amateur Built | No |
| Flight Number | |
| Flight Rule | |
| CARS Subpart | |
| Phase of Flight | Cruise |
| Damage | No Damage |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Events | Flight instrument failure |