Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 9, 2001
Submitted
May 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46123
Part
Indicator
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT WHEN IN HEADING SELECT MODE DIVERGES IN ROLL. FOUND ON STEP 7A & 7B AT ROLL COMPUTER BITE CHECK, MM 22-12-0 PG 101-107, FAILED FULL SCALE RIGHT STOP WHEN SELECTING CAPT''S NAVIGATION INFO VIA NAV SELECT BUTTON. AUTOPILOT CONTROL PANEL ROLL COMPUTER BITE TEST OK WHEN USING F/O NAVIGATION INFO. PROBLEM FOLLOWED WHEN SWAPPED CAPT & F/O PDI. REINSTALLED CAPT & F/O PDI TO ORIGINAL POSITIONS. NEED NEW CAPT PDI IND. PLACARD INSTALLED. R&R CAPT PDI. PDI TESTS GOOD PER MM 34-21-0 & AUTOPILOT CKS GOOD PER MM22-10-0.

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