SDR ABXA010462

Service difficulty report · Computer · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
August 28, 2001
Submitted
September 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47510
Aircraft time
52,865 hours, 50,691 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
25866865
Part serial
0980941
Condition
Defective
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
1,474 hours, 1,231 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT EVALUATION REQUESTED PER M1A 028521-64/2. AUTOPILOT EVALUATION WAS UNSATISFACTORY. HEADING BUG DID NOT OVERSHOOT AND THERE WASN'T EXCESSIVE BANK BUT THERE WAS RESISTANT VIBRATION IN THE ELEVATOR WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. REPLACED THE AUTOPILOT PITCH COMPUTER IAW DC9 AMM 22-13-01.

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