Service difficulty report · Inverter · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 7, 2006
Submitted
November 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600324
Aircraft time
7,392 hours, 6,739 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Inverter
Part number
PC251123E
Part serial
75499178
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Autopilot
Part time
7,392 hours, 6,739 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

REPEAT WRITE UP. AS SOON AS AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED, YOKE BEGAN MAKING ERRATIC AND ABRUPT FORWARD AND AFT MOVEMENTS. FOR THE SHORT TIME THE AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED IT WAS CONTINUOUS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 INVERTERS IAW MM 24-20-01 OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.