Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 7572Y0

Difficulty date
December 23, 2020
Submitted
December 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572Y0
Aircraft serial
25268
Aircraft time
57,278 hours, 27,956 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Part number
251N224128
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
CL
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

TEST FLIGHT: ON CLIMB OUT WITH CENTER AUTO PILOT ON, STAB TRIM WENT FULL UP. DISENGAGE AUTO PILOT AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL TRIM. HAPPENED TWICE MORE ON CLIMBOUT. DURING DESCENT ON RT AUTOPILOT STAB TRIM WENT FULL NOSE DOWN TRIM. HAND FLOWN THE REMAINDER OF FLT. DURING CONFIGURATION WITH GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS 20, TRIM AGAIN WENT UNCOMMANDED NOSE UP TRIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR FEEL AND CENTERING UNIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ELEVATOR FEEL AND CENTERING UNIT NEUTRAL SHIFT TRANSDUCER. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT STAB TRIM/ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY MODULE.

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