What was found
CLIMBING THROUGH 35,000 FT YOKE JERKED ABRUPTLY, AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED AND AIRCRAFT NEED NOSE DOWN TRIM. FIFTEEN SECONDS LATER WITH AUTOPILOT OFF SECOND JERK OCCURRED IN YOKE.
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 2003
- Submitted
- May 6, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N610QS
- Make and model
- Cessna 560XL
- Aircraft serial
- 5605210
- Aircraft time
- 1,431 hours, 1,150 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Motor
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Autopilot
- 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.