Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 76738E

Difficulty date
May 1, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 76738E
Aircraft time
98,046 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CREW UNABLE TO ENGAGE AUTO-PILOT. FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED WITH 1 INOPERATIVE ON MEL, BUT APPARENT FAILURE OF ALL 3 OCCURRED. WORKED WITH MOC FOR POSSIBLE RE-SETS, BUT UNABLE. RETURNING TO STATION, AND IS EXPECTED TO LAND APPROXIMATELY 20 TONS OVERWEIGHT. MCDP BITE CHK C/OUT TEST 30 CURRENT FAULT REPORTS, FAULTED FCC "C". C/O TEST 40 A/L SERVO TEST, FAULTED FCC "C". REPLACED FCC "C" IAW AMM 22-11-01 AND GROUND TEST 01 FCC C/OUT SERV. TEST 40 C/OUT AGAIN, THIS TIME DID NOT FAULT FCC "C". MCDP TEST 40 C/OUT SERV. AFDS OPS TEST C/OUT SERV IAW AMM 22-10-00. NO FAULTS.

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