Service difficulty report · Vertical Gyro · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 8, 2007
Submitted
July 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600425
Aircraft time
8,673 hours, 7,141 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Vertical Gyro
Part number
7000622901
Part serial
97038198
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
8,363 hours, 6,291 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

AUTOPILOT MALFUNCTION - LEVEL AT 41000 MSL, THE AUTOPILOT AGGRESSIVELY PITCHED UP TO OVER 1000 FPM. THE AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED. AFTER 1 MINUTE, THE AUTOPILOT WAS RECONNECTED AND PROBLEM REOCURRED. REMOVED FAULTY LT SIDE PITOT STATIC PORT HOSE AND NR 1 VERTICAL GYRO (FAULTY) INSTALLED NEW HOSE AND REPAIRED VG. PERFORMED PITOT STATIC SYSTEM LEAK TEST GOOD. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD