SDR GTIA020630

Service difficulty report · Servo · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 6, 2002
Submitted
July 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801NK
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48048
Part
Servo
Part number
4034237915
Part serial
00032425
Condition
Defective
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHEN LEVEL W/AUTO PILOT THE ALTITUDE WANDERS UP AND DOWN 200 FEET EITHER WAY. AUTO PILOT TRIM LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON, DISCONNECTING AUTO PILOT CAUSES BIG PITCH (TRIM). AFTER RETRIM AND AUTO PILOT BACK ON SEEMS OK, BUT HAPPENED TWICE. HAPPENS W/ AUTO PILOT IN NR 1 POSITION NO TIME TO CHECK NR 2 AUTO PILOT. REMOVED AND REPLACED DUPLEX ELEVATOR SERVO DRIVE. RAN RTS CHECK ON NR 1 AND NR 2 SYSTEMS, BOTH SYSTEMS GO IAW MFG MM.

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