What was found
AUTOPILOT LOST ROLL CONTROL. CREW DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT AND CONTINUED TO HOME BASE. ON TROUBLESHOOTING AUTOPILOT THE ROLL BRIDLE CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft time
- 13,467 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A114A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3GFR34C703
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Bridal Cable
- Part number
- 200042520000
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Autopilot
- Part time
- 2,910 hours
- 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.