Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
September 27, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128AA
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46984
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 11 - SFO - CLIMBING-OUT OF 9000 FEET FMA BRIEFLY SHOWED ALPHA SPEED AT 250 KTS LEVEL OFF FL360, NR 2 AUTOTHROTTLES DROPPED OFF, NR 1 STILL FUNCTIONED. AT 1 MINUTE LATER, STICK SHAKER OCCURRED, FOLLOWED BY AUTO SLAT EXTENSION AT MACH .81.5. DESCENDED TO FL340. LEVEL AT 340 AND MACH .83 ANOTHER STICK SHAKER OCCURRED FOLLOWED BY AUTO SLAT EXTENSION. SLAT HAS BEEN RESET ON DESCENT TO FL340. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AUTO SLAT EXTENSION, AIRPLANE CONFIRMED NOT IN STALL, ACCOMPANIED BY STICK SHAKER RETURNED TO SFO. (M)

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