What was found
AUTOPILOT WAS INOPERATIVE IN PITCH. THE PITCH RESISTOR WAS BROKEN CAUSING THE AUTOPILOT TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE PART IS ON THE CONTROL UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2001
- Submitted
- April 13, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4838A
- Make and model
- Cessna 414A
- Aircraft serial
- 414A0102
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520*
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Resistor
- Part number
- 439070202
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Autopilot
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.