Service difficulty report · Computer · Beech B200

Difficulty date
September 15, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
5,494 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Computer
Part number
6229724140
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AN ANOMOLY EXISTS IN THE AUTOPILOT FUNCTION OF THE APS-65H COMPUTER PN 622-9724-140 (COMPUTER MOD FROM A -130 TO ACCOMODATE THE INSTALLATION OF THE AHRS1000A SYS). WHEN THE ACFT IS CONFIGURED IN CLIMB MODE, AND THE PRE-SELECTOR SET TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE (SO THE EADI SHOWS ALT ARM), IF YOU CLIMB THE ACFT AT GREATER THAN APPROX 2700 FPM THE AUTOPILOT MODE WILL CHANGE FROM ALT ARM TO ALT AND THE AUTOPILOT WILL GAIN A STEEP "PITCH UP" ANGLE (APPROX 14 DEGREES). THE PILOT THEN NEEDS TO INTERVENE AND DISCONNECT THE AP AT A SHALLOWER CLIMB RATE, THE AP CAN BE RE-ENGAGED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED NORMALLY. TECH REP HAS CONFIRMED THE ISSUE AND ARE WORKING ON A RESOLUTION. UNTIL THAT HAPPENS FLIGHT CREW ARE INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR AUTOPILOT PERFORMANCE DURING HIGH CLIMB RATE CONFIGURATIONS. THE PROBLEM MAY ALSO EXIST ON HIGH RATES OF DESCENT.

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