Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
April 17, 2005
Submitted
April 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509MC
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
21221
Aircraft time
113,141 hours, 21,512 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Miswired
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A-AUTOPILOT TOC F/L 320 SELECTED ALT HOLD A/C WENT 100 FT HIGH THEN DESCENDED TO 31500. DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT HAND FLEW A/C BACK TO F/L 320. SELECTED AUTOPILOT-B ALT HOLD. FOUND ALT HOLD JUMPER WIRES FROM AUTOPILOT-A PITCH COMPUTER AND NR 1 CADC PIN 64,65 SWAPPED. SWAPPED WIRES PER WDM 22-12-13. PERFORMED ALT HOLD SYSTEM PER MM 22-10-00.