# SDR CA000804003

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 26, 2000
- Submitted: January 19, 2001
- Operation: Air carrier
- Make and model: Bag BAE146200A
- Aircraft time: 27,339 hours
- Engine: Lyc ALF502R5
- System (JASC): [3420 · Attitude and Direction Data System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3420)
- Part: Gyro
- Part number: 2587335114
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Cockpit
- Part time: 10 hours, 8 cycles
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: F
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA000804003

## Discrepancy

(CAN) ON THREE OCCASIONS WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED AND AIRCRAFT FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, AUTOPILOT COMMANDED A RAPID PITCH FORWARD ON THE CONTROL COLUMN AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL, NEUTRAL POSITION. NR 1 VERTICAL GYRO REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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