What was found
AIRCRAFT SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN AUTO PILOT TURNED ON. TURNED OFF AND TRIED AGAIN. SAME RESULTS. TURNED OFF AUTO PILOT, NOTICED NO YOKE MOVEMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUTO PILOT CONTROLLER. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 22-10-00-5.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2003
- Submitted
- January 31, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N908AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47008
- Aircraft time
- 57,090 hours, 59,024 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Control Panel
- Part number
- 258668911ABX1
- Part serial
- 0421399
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 72 hours, 94 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.