Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 22, 2013
Submitted
September 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28748
Aircraft time
59,843 hours, 16,656 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AIRPLANE HAS PITCH OSCILLATION, PORPOISES, WITH ANY A-P CHANNEL IN CMD & V-S, ALT HOLD, FLCH, VNAV MODE SELECTED. WORSE IN VNAV PATH AT CRZ. +- 60 FEET AT ALTITUDE. ACP MCDP TEST 30 & 40 NO FAULTS FOUND. CHECKED ELEV PCA'S. ELEV OPERATIONS FOUND TO BE NORMAL IAW MM.