Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
June 26, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft time
383 hours
Part
Autopilot Sys
Part number
GFC700
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
400 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AUTOPILOT REMAINING IN THE `ON` POSITION IN FLIGHT AND MAKING UNCOMMANDED ROLL & PITCH MANEUVERS. DISCONNECT `RED` BUTTON ON STICK, PUSHING CONTROL STICK, AUTOPILOT SOFT-KEY, AND AUTOPILOT BREAKER ALL UNRESPONSIVE. AUTOPILOT WAS DISABLED BY PULLING NAV2 BREAKER SWITCH. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE JANUARY 2014. (TC# 20190627010)

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