What was found
DURING A PRE-FLIGHT CHECK, PILOT TESTED THE ACCELEROMETER SWITCH. IT WOULD TEST OK IN THE DOWN POSITION, BUT WOULD NOT TEST IN THE UP POSITION. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS THAT THE PART BE TSO'D OUT OF THE SYSTEM.
- Difficulty date
- November 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
- Switch
- Part number
- 065501100
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Autopilot
- 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.