# SDR 2016F00239

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 15, 2016
- Submitted: November 17, 2016
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N979R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979R), registered now
- Make and model: Lear 35A
- Registry model: [Lear 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 35A376
- Aircraft time: 13,765 hours, 11,178 cycles
- System (JASC): [2210 · Autopilot System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2210)
- Part: Autopilot Sys
- Condition: Disconnected
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: F
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2016F00239

## Discrepancy

AT CRUISE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AND AIRCRAFT TRIED TO PITCH UP.

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