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A dash 8 flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport when the yaw damper and the first officer's ADI failed on climbout in night IMC conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 996957 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Upon departure; passing through 4;000 ft; the yaw dampener and #2 ADI became inoperative. Given the current meteorological conditions and status of equipment an emergency was immediately declared. The aircraft was handed off to the captain and the plane returned to our departure airport for a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Dash 8 flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport when the yaw damper and the First Officer's ADI failed on climbout in night IMC conditions.
Narrative: Upon departure; passing through 4;000 FT; the yaw dampener and #2 ADI became inoperative. Given the current meteorological conditions and status of equipment an emergency was immediately declared. The aircraft was handed off to the Captain and the plane returned to our departure airport for a normal landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.