SDR GTIA020643

Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 10, 2002
Submitted
July 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801NK
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48048
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4034242923
Part serial
81120317
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
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

TPA - FLT 632 - DURING DESCENT, AUTO PILOT WILL NOT HOLD SELECTED MACH, IAS OR VERTICAL SPEED MODES. AUTO PILOT WILL TEND TO SPEED PAST SELECTED MODE. WHILE AUTO PILOT IS SPEEDING PAST SELECTED MODE, THE AUTO PILOT TRIM ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, WHEN TURNING OFF THE AUTO PILOT TO CORRECT THE MALFUNCTION THE AIRCRAFT TENDS TO PITCH DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED DFGC CONTROL PANEL. PERFORMED SYSTEM MAINTENANCE BIT SEQUENCE THREE, DIAGNOSTIC NUMBERS 146 THROUGH 177 PER MD80 MM 22-01-02, RAN RTS CHECK ON NR 1 AND NR 2 SYSTEMS IAW MD80 MM 22-01-05. (M)

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