Service difficulty report · Module · Beech A100

Difficulty date
February 19, 2012
Submitted
February 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N91RK
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft serial
B226
Aircraft time
6,800 hours, 9,087 cycles
Part
Module
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Configuration
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT ON CLIMBOUT, NOTED RMI NR 1 HAD A NAV FLAG, CREW BRIEFLY TUNED IN GDM VOR. ONCE GDM WAS TUNED IN THEY NOTED THAT NAV NR 1 ALSO PRESENTED A NAV FLAG AND NAV NR 2 WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL. ON LEVEL OFF, CREW DECIDED TO ENGAGE AUTOPILOT. ONCE ENGAGED AUTOPILOT EXECUTED AN UNCOMMANDED HARD ROLL LEFT. AUTOPILOT IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LEVEL FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CONFIGURATION MODULE NOT SEATED PROPERLY IN THE KCP320. MODULE WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED AND TESTED PER MM. CLEANED FUSE BLOCK FOR NR 1 NAV AND REPLACED BLOWN FUSE FOR NR 1 RMI. ALL TESTS SATISFACTORY PER APPROPRIATE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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