SDR 102502

Service difficulty report · Wire · Hawker BAE125700B

Difficulty date
October 22, 2002
Submitted
October 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810GS
Make and model
Hawker BAE125700B
Aircraft serial
257061
Aircraft time
9,725 hours, 6,667 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
9,725 hours, 6,667 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS WERE ASSIGN A ALTITUDE AFTER DEPARTURE, AND FLOW THROUGH THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE BY 1700 FT. THE PILOTS SELECTED THE ALTITUDE INTO THE ALTITUDE ALERT SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM FAILED TO CAPTURE THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE. CAUSE WAS A BROKEN WIRE TO THE ALTITUDE ALERT SYSTEM