Service difficulty report · Motor · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
February 6, 2007
Submitted
February 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N706QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
131
Aircraft time
643 hours, 440 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306A
Part
Motor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUTO PILOT DISENGAGES ON APPROACH IN ALL MODES AND DURING TURNS. ALSO, IN STRAIGHT FLIGHT, YOKE JERKS RT AND LT ROUTINELY ABOVE MACH .78. FOUND THE RUDDER SERVO MOTOR, AUTOPILOT TO BE FAULTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AUTOPILOT RUDDER SERVO MOTOR WITH AN OVERHAULED SERVO IAW G200 CMP 221008. COMPLIED WITH THE AUTOPILOT FLIGHT DIRECTOR FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW G200 CMP 224010 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.