# SDR FDEA201404260901

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 26, 2014
- Submitted: May 1, 2014
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N672FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N672FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 779
- Aircraft time: 23,812 hours, 12,982 cycles
- System (JASC): [2210 · Autopilot System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2210)
- Part: Unknown
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Location: Autopilot Sys
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201404260901

## Discrepancy

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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