# SDR FDEA201912053180

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 5, 2019
- Submitted: August 5, 2022
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N175FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N175FE), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 767-3S2F
- Registry model: [Boeing 767-3S2F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-3s2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 63106
- Aircraft time: 818 hours, 378 cycles
- System (JASC): [2210 · Autopilot System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2210)
- Part: Autopilot Sys
- Condition: Failed
- Stage of operation: AP
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: D
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201912053180

## Discrepancy

AUTOPILOT ON APPROACHING 2600' IN FLCH AT  APPROXIMATELY 210 KIAS AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY PITCHED  NOSE DOWN MISSING ALT CAPTURE BY ROUGHLY 200'  REQUIRING A/P DISENGAGEMENT TO CORRECT AIRCRAFT.  A/P CENTER WAS IN USE.  NO PREVIOUS HISTORY. PERFORMED CFDS CURRENT FAULTS TEST 30 WITH NO PRESENT FAULTS NOTED.  RAN SUCESSFUL CFDS AUTOLAND TEST 40 IAW AMM 22-00-02-2-1.  ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.