What was found
BOTH AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT. REPLACED BOTH DIGITAL FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTERS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2013
- Submitted
- July 24, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N478AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49653
- Aircraft time
- 71,231 hours, 37,485 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2211 · Autopilot Computer
- Part
- Computer
- Part number
- 4034241973
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Autopilot Sys
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.