What was found
ORD INFLIGHT - AFTER TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED AUTO THROTTLE AND AUTO PILOT WERE INOPERATIVE. CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO ORD. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED BOTH ACCELEROMETERS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2009
- Submitted
- March 24, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N599AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53289
- Aircraft time
- 53,764 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Accelerometer
- Part number
- 403239901
- Part serial
- 92011290
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Autopilot
- 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.