Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 13, 2015
Submitted
November 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7916
Aircraft time
28,051 hours, 27,213 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNCOMMANDED YAW MOTION SHORTLY AFTER ENGAGING AUTOPILOT ABOVE 20,000 FT, NOSE SWUNG RIGHT. DISCONNECTED YAW DAMP AUTOPILOT, ACFT SWING BACK TO THE LEFT & IS NO LONGER TRIMMED OUT IN COORDINATED FLIGHT AS IT WAS BEFORE AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED. RE-TRIMMED ACFT FOR COORDINATED FLIGHT, STRAIGHT + LEVEL. RE-ENGAGED YAW DAMP & AUTOPILOT, 2 OR 3 MINUTES LATER, ACFT STARTED TO YAW. NO QRH AVAILABLE. DISCONNECTED YAW DAMP AUTOPILOT & DIVERTED. ON DESCENT & APPROACH, SLOWED TO LESS THAN 250 KTS & ACFT STILL HAD A MILD YAW MOTION.