Service difficulty report · Controller · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 17, 2012
Submitted
January 19, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
5APR577Y
Atlas Aircraft Center Inc
Aircraft
N669AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
669
Aircraft time
4,568 hours, 4,398 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
4,370 hours, 4,212 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Controller
Part number
065000860017
Part serial
1840
Condition
Faulty
Location
Auto Pilot
Part time
1,435 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE AUTO PILOT SYSTEM AS BEING INOP. THE AUTO PILOT MODE CONTROLLER, PN 065-00086-0017 WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. IT WAS R & R USING A SERVICEABLE UNIT OF THE SAME PN IAW AMM 12-A-22-10-05-00A-920A-A. THE SYS OPERATIONALLY TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 12-A-22-10-00-00A-903A-A.