What was found
AUTOPILOT PITCHED UP AND DOWN 1500 FT./MIN., THEN MADE AN UNCOMMANDED 30 DEGREES RIGHT TURN. AUTOPILOT CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED PITCH AXIS COMPUTER AS PRECAUTION. PITCH COMPUTER CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 22-13-01.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2003
- Submitted
- May 9, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N948AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47065
- Aircraft time
- 58,117 hours, 58,293 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Computer
- Part number
- 25866865
- Part serial
- 0311319
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- E & E Bay
- Part time
- 81 hours, 96 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.