What was found
AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, ACFT PORPOISES UP AND DOWN +/- 300 FPM. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT EPCU WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY CAUSING 2" OF MOVEMENT IN ELEVATOR. R & R EPCU IAW MM. OPERATION AND LEAK CHECKS OK.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2016
- Submitted
- January 19, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N940DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53359
- Aircraft time
- 38,312 hours, 32,871 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Control Unit
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Flt Control
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.