What was found
KICKS AUTOPILOT OFF IN SMOOTH AIR. WILL NOT TEST UP OR DOWN. UNIT REMOVED AND BENCH TESTED: DUPLICATED MALFUNCTION 2 ABOVE ON BENCH.
- Difficulty date
- November 25, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7164D
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318052013
- System (JASC)
- 2200 · Auto Flight System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- KA132
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Afcs
- Part time
- 1,188 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.