Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Aer Arann divert ATR42 - tech fault

  • 07-08-2011 1:44pm
    #1
    Dublin Spotter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭


    Todays MAN - WAT flight was diverted to DUB because of a tech fault any idea what the problem was?


Comments

  • #2
    Maxed-irl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭Maxed-irl


    AHRU failure causing autopilot to disconnect


  • #3
    castie
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭castie


    Maxed-irl wrote: »
    AHRU failure causing autopilot to disconnect

    Excuse a guy with no knowledge of procedure or piloting.

    Why would they divert?

    Possible unknown other problems? or another reason?


  • #4
    Maxed-irl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭Maxed-irl


    an AHRU is an attitude and heading reference unit without this you can lose your primary flight display and have to use a mechanichal standby gauge. ATR's have two AHRU's so i can only think they diverted to Dublin as Aer Arann's main engineering stations are DUB and GWY ( more engineers and A/C spares ). Here is a brief description of the purpose of the AHRU http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_and_heading_reference_system .


  • #5
    castie
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭castie


    Maxed-irl wrote: »
    an AHRU is an attitude and heading reference unit without this you can lose your primary flight display and have to use a mechanichal standby gauge. ATR's have two AHRU's so i can only think they diverted to Dublin as Aer Arann's main engineering stations are DUB and GWY ( more engineers and A/C spares ). Here is a brief description of the purpose of the AHRU http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_and_heading_reference_system .

    Great thanks!


Advertisement