What was found
AUTOPILOT PITCH TRIM FAIL. FLIGHT CREW SQUAWKED THAT IN LEVEL FLIGHT WITH THE AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, WAS GETTING A RUNAWAY STAB IN THE NOSE DOWN POSITION. ACFT SYSTEMS PRESENTLY BEING TROUBLESHOT FOR PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2012
- Submitted
- November 23, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N870BB
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK22
- Aircraft time
- 8,503 hours, 7,004 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Pitch Control
- Condition
- Failed
- 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.