Service difficulty report · Control Panel

Difficulty date
June 16, 2005
Submitted
July 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4020570901
Part serial
5040113
Condition
Miswired
Location
Autopilot
Component
Autopilot · Honeywell
Component part number
AP200
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MODE CNTRL PNL WAS SENT FROM MFG AS REPLACEMENT FOR FAILED UNIT. NAV/HSI FUNCTION WHICH ALLOWS SELECTION SOURCE SIDE THAT AUTOPILOT IS GOING TO USE IS REVERSED. WHEN SELECT SIDE ONE AND (1) ON PANEL IS ILLUMINATED AUTOPILOT IS ACTUALLY USING SIDE (2) HSI OR SOURCE. WHEN SELECT SIDE (2) AND (2) IS ILLUMINATED ON PNL, USING SIDE (1) HSI OR SOURCE. PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED DURING FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PNL AFTER INSTALLATION. SWITCH WAS WIRED IMPROPERLY DURING OH, MALFUNCTION WAS NOT CAUGHT DURING FINAL TESTING. DURING FINAL CKOUT, THIS FUNCTION SHOULD BE VERIFIED, IF BUGS, POINTERS AND ETC. ARE NOT SET IDENTICAL ON BOTH SIDES, AUTOPILOT IS GOING TO BE USING OFFSIDE DATA, AC WILL NOT RESPOND AS COMMANDED. (K)