What was found
RT AUTOPILOT ENGAGE SWITCH SMOKED WHEN ENGAGED. DISCONNECTED SAME AND ENGAGED LEFT AUTOPILOT FOR REMAINDER OF FLT. REPLACED A/P MODE CONTROL PANEL AND PERFORMED OPS CKS. ALL OKAY.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2001
- Submitted
- April 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1501P
- Make and model
- Boeing 7673P6
- Aircraft serial
- 24983
- Aircraft time
- 42,369 hours, 11,742 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Control Panel
- Part number
- 6224717003
- Part serial
- 1463
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.