Service difficulty report · Connector · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
November 24, 2015
Submitted
November 25, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N378HH
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
378
Aircraft time
3,192 hours
Part
Connector
Part number
P909PIN77
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CR
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

AUTOPILOT UNCOMMANDED ROLL OSCILLATION EXCEEDING BANK LIMITS. FOUND OPEN ROLL LOW SIGNAL BETWEEN NR 1 AHRS AND AUTOPILOT COMPUTER. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED INCORRECT SOCKET INSTALLED IN P909, PIN 77. INSIDE DIAMETER WAS TOO LARGE, .063 VS. REQUIRED .040, RESULTING IN POOR, INTERMITTENT CONNECTION. INSTALLING CORRECT SIZED SOCKET CLEARED THE DISCREPANCY.

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