Service difficulty report · Fmc · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
June 20, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
60,755 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Fmc
Part number
7003974722
Condition
Faulted
Location
Autoflight Sys
Part time
58,607 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) DURING LEVEL FLIGHT THE A/C WOULD DESCEND 100FT AND THEN CLIMB BACK UP TO SELECTED ALTITUDE AND LEVEL OFF. ON APPROACH WITH GLIDE-SLOPE CAPTURED THE A/C WOULD BEGIN TO DESCEND 2 DOTS BELOW GLIDE-SLOPE. IN BOTH SITUATIONS THE AUTOPILOT WAS SELECTED ON WITH RIGHT SIDE FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER FAULTY. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. A/C HOURS: 61862 A/C CYCLES: 79575 PART NAME: FGC (FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER) P/N: 7003974-722 S/N : 90072447 (TC# 20190624016)