Service difficulty report · Computer · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
December 31, 2013
Submitted
January 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605SA
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500152
Aircraft time
9,956 hours, 7,069 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
7000473903
Part serial
83090133
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
1,772 hours, 1,418 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MKE THE CREW NOTED THAT WHEN THE AUTOPILOT WAS COUPLED TO THE NR 1 FLIGHT DIRECTOR THE AILERONS SEEMED TO, TWITCH, NOT MOVE SMOOTHLY. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL WHEN COUPLED TO NR 2 FLIGHT DIRECTOR. CREW RETURNED TO MKE. TROUBLESHOT TO AUTOPILOT COMPUTER. REPLACED AUTOPILOT COMPUTER WITH OVH UNIT, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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