Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 26, 2014
Submitted
May 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
779
Aircraft time
23,812 hours, 12,982 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT FAILED TO CAPTURE ALT SEVERAL TIMES DURING CLIMB OUT IN PROFILE. RATE OF CLIMB WAS BETWEEN 3000 & 4000 FT PER MIN. ALSO, CAPTURES ALT VERY SLUGGISH, TENDS TO FLUCTUATE - 500 FEET FOR ABOUT A MIN BEFORE FINALLY CAPTURING ALT. DURING DESCENT IN PROFILE AUTOPILOT CAPTURED ALT BUT THEN STARTED TO OSCILLATE - 500 FT PER MIN, HAD TO MANUALLY CAPTURE TO STOP OSCILLATIONS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISC AUTOPILOT SYS 1 & 2 TEST NORMAL IAW AMM: 22-10-00-05 & 22- 40-00-05 AUTO LAND TEST. RESET 30 AUTO LAND CLOCK. FMC'S 1 & 2 ALSO TEST NORMAL IAW AMM 34-60-00-5. 1 & 2 ADC'S TEST NORMAL IAW 34-10-00-5. VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIR DATA RELATED PORTS REVEALS NO DEFECTS. ACFT WAS RELEASED WITH MEL FOR NO RVSM OPS.

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