SDR CA090428001

Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date: March 5, 2009
Submitted: May 13, 2009
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Cndair CL6002B19
System (JASC): 2200 · Auto Flight System
Part: Autopilot Sys
Condition: Malfunctioned
Stage of operation: DE
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.

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTS THAT THEY GOT AN AUTO PILOT PITCH TRIM CAUTION MSG. FOLLOWED THE QRH AND DISC THE AUTO PILOT AND TRIM THE PLANE MANUALLY. ACFT WOULD NOT TRIM. TRYING TO NOSE THE ACFT OVER TOOK EXCESSIVE FORCE AT WHICH TIME THE ACFT ROLLED TO THE RT. THE CREW THEN PULLED THE AILERON DISC AND GOT THE ACFT TO LEVEL OFF BUT WAS STILL IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE. DISCONNECTED THE ELEVATOR AND WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE DESCENT OF ACFT.