Service difficulty report · Linkage · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
May 16, 2001
Submitted
May 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
45990
Part
Linkage
Condition
Jammed
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

AUTOPILOT PITCH CONTROL IS ERRATIC IN CLIMB AND TURNS JERKS CONTROL YOKE BACK AND FORTH. FOUND JAMMED LINKAGE ABOVE SERVO MICRO-SWITCH. REMOVED AND PROPERLY REPOSITIONED LINKAGE. CLEANED CONNECTOR TO MICROSWITCH AND SERVO. OPS CK''D OK IAW MM 22-20-0.

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