What was found
AUTOPILOT PITCH CONTROL IS ERRATIC IN CLIMB AND TURNS (JERKS CENTER YOKE BACK & FORTH). REMOVED AND REPLACED PITCH CHANNEL 2 COMPUTER IAW DC-8 MM CH 22-13-1. AUTOPILOT PITCH CONTROL OPS CK NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2001
- Submitted
- May 16, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N807DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 45990
- System (JASC)
- 2211 · Autopilot Computer
- Part
- Computer
- Part number
- 2588789904
- Part serial
- 1070188
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Autopilot Sys
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.