What was found
AUTOPILOT 1 - FAILED AMBER CAS MESSAGE IN FLIGHT, THE LT AND RT ELEVATOR HORN HINGE BEARINGS WERE FOUND SEIZED CAUSING THE AUTOPILOT SYS TO AUTO DISCONNECT DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRICTION.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2012
- Submitted
- April 30, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N531QS
- Make and model
- Gulstm GVSPG550
- Aircraft serial
- 5133
- Aircraft time
- 5,639 hours, 1,874 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- MS1410214K
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Elevator Horn
- Part time
- 5,659 hours, 1,874 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.