What was found
AUTOPILOT WOULD KICK OFF IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT WITH NO TURBULENCE. ALSO, THE ACCELEROMETER WOULD NOT TEST PROPERLY IN THE UP POSITION.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4082T
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318152089
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Accelerometer
- Part number
- 0655011
- Condition
- Malfunction
- Location
- Autopilot
- Part time
- 593 hours
- Component
- King · KFC200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.