Service difficulty report · Transducer · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
October 29, 2003
Submitted
November 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68053
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47807
Aircraft time
59,786 hours, 24,081 cycles
Part
Transducer
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT RESPONDED AS IN PREVIOUS WRITE-UPS AT LEVEL OFF FL330, PORPOISING /- 500 IN ALT HOLD, SAME RESULT AP 1 OR 2. DISCONNECTED THE AP AND SLOWED 20 KNOTS, AIRPLANE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, VSI /- 1000 FPM AND ALTITUDE /- 200 FT. DESCENDED TO FL 290, NO IMPROVEMENT. DIVERTED TO SLC. WHEN HYD PRESSURE APPLIED CHECKED ELEVATORS FOR MOVEMENT BY PHYSICALLY TRYING TO MOVE ELEVATOR SURFACES. NO MOVEMENT WAS NOTICED. CHECKED AUTO PITCH TRIM LVDT NULLS. FOUND CHANNEL A NULL TO BE 574 MVAC, JAM NUT WAS LOOSE ON THE LVDT. FOUND CHANNEL-B NULL TO BE 175 MVAC. ADJUSTED AUTO PITCH TRIM LVDT'S NULL. OPS CHECKED AUTO PITCH TRIM SYSTEM PER MM 22-22-00-5, SYSTEM TESTED NORMAL.

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