What was found
AUTOPILOT WOULD MAKE ERRATIC PITCH CHANGES DOWN IN CLIMB UP AND IN LEVEL FLIGHT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. PERFORMED RTS TEST ON FCC 2IAW AMM 22-00-00-700-801. TEST PASSED.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2014
- Submitted
- August 27, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N284UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48541
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Autopilot Sys
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.