What was found
AUTOPILOT PITCHES NOSE DOWN WHEN ENGAGED IN CRUISE FLT. REMOVED NR 1 VERTICAL GYRO AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2002
- Submitted
- December 10, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N929ML
- Make and model
- Amd FALCON50MYST
- Aircraft serial
- 92
- Engine
- Garrtt TFE73131C
- System (JASC)
- 3421 · Attitude Gyro and Indicating System
- Part
- Gyro
- Part number
- 258733513
- Part serial
- 80112556
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 9,549 hours
- 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.