SDR GTIA010243

Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 29, 2001
Submitted
May 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822NK
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49392
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
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

DTW - FLT 476 - DESCENDING INTO DTW, ALTITUDE ARMED, ALTITUDE DISARMED ITSELF WITHOUT PILOT INTO SHOWING TO 210 KTS AT 12,000 FT. AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DFGC NR 1. CHECKED STP, NO FLIGHT FAULTS LOGGED, PERFORMED A RETURN TO SERVICE BIT CHECK OF BOTH DFGC''S SYSTEM. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MD-80 MM 27-01-05. (M)

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