Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT INOP, FAILED TO ENGAGE, PULLED AND RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS. AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, A/P DISENGAGED, C/B WOULD NOT RESET. REPAIRED WIRING AT CAPTS AUTOPILOT RELEASE SWITCH PER WDM 22-1-0.

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