S56 TRACON controller reported an aircraft below the MVA and could not fly the assigned heading due ...

Attributes
ACN	1384204
Time
Date	201608
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	S56.TRACON
State Reference	UT
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach Departure
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (mon) 1 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

I was working bear/hart south flow at slc. Aircraft X departed ogd; checking in climbing as usual. I told him radar contact and climbed the aircraft to 9;000. Several seconds later; I realized the aircraft had not rolled out on the 240 heading assigned; so I told the aircraft to turn left immediately. He responded that he was having problems with equipment in his aircraft and asked for vectors. I told him to expect the left turn as no-gyro and got the aircraft turned away from terrain and on course while he worked the issue. The aircraft was subsequently able to regain the failed equipment and continue on course. Aircraft X was still below the mvas on an approximate 340 heading; which is outside of the dva (diverse vector area) ogd can assign headings within.I have no recommendations for changes. Nothing can be done about unexpected situations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S56 TRACON Controller reported an aircraft below the MVA and could not fly the assigned heading due to equipment failure. Reporter issued a no gyro vector and put the aircraft on the correct heading while below the MVA.

Narrative: I was working BEAR/HART south flow at SLC. Aircraft X departed OGD; checking in climbing as usual. I told him radar contact and climbed the aircraft to 9;000. Several seconds later; I realized the aircraft had not rolled out on the 240 heading assigned; so I told the aircraft to turn left immediately. He responded that he was having problems with equipment in his aircraft and asked for vectors. I told him to expect the left turn as no-gyro and got the aircraft turned away from terrain and on course while he worked the issue. The aircraft was subsequently able to regain the failed equipment and continue on course. Aircraft X was still below the MVAs on an approximate 340 heading; which is outside of the DVA (Diverse Vector Area) OGD can assign headings within.I have no recommendations for changes. Nothing can be done about unexpected situations.

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S56 TRACON controller reported an aircraft below the MVA and could not fly the assigned heading due to equipment failure. Reporter issued a no gyro vector and put the aircraft on the correct heading while below the MVA.