Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
March 22, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
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) BA SER CASE : 43361 SER - UNCOMMANDED PITCH-UP ON RH AP DURING FINAL PILOTS REPORT: UNEXPECTED AIRCRAFT PITCH-UP WHILE LEVEL AND ON LH AP DURING FINAL TO DAR. ILS LOC WAS CAPTURED AND GS ARMED, PLANE SUDDENLY PITCHED UP 10 DEG, ABOVE THE FD WHICH REMAINED LEVEL, THEN GS WAS CAPTURED ON FMA AS PF DISCONNECTED AP TO STOP THE CLIMB. I NOTICED THAT RH QNH SETTING HAD TURNED AMBER DESPITE SHOWING THE SAME SETTING AS THE LH ALTIMETER. THE PF MANUALLY FLEW BACK TO THE FD, RH QNH RETURNED TO WHITE AND WE LANDED WITHOUT RE-ENGAGING AP. NO EICAS OR FMS MESSAGE SEEN. MTCE WAS INFORMED, BUT NO AIRCRAFT OPS TESTS ABNORMALITIES WERE REPORTED. MTCE WAS REQUESTED TO DOWNLOAD AND PROVIDE FDR.

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