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B737 captain reported diverting to an alternate airport after receiving IRU 'fault' and 'align' caution lights in flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1329618 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | INS / IRS / IRU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 156 Flight Crew Type 777 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
On departure master caution illuminated with associated right IRU 'fault' and 'align' light on overhead panel after running proper QRH the decision was made to divert to [a nearby airport]. An overweight landing of +900 to 1000 pounds was accomplished. Required write ups were entered and inspection completed. Flight continued after inspection and IRU replacement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported diverting to an alternate airport after receiving IRU 'Fault' and 'Align' caution lights in flight.
Narrative: On departure Master Caution illuminated with associated right IRU 'Fault' and 'Align' light on overhead panel after running proper QRH the decision was made to divert to [a nearby airport]. An overweight landing of +900 to 1000 LBS was accomplished. Required write ups were entered and inspection completed. Flight continued after inspection and IRU replacement.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.