Service difficulty report · Unknown · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
August 5, 2023
Submitted
August 7, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970NA
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
223
Aircraft time
13,340 hours, 20,502 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Component
Altimeter · KEA346
Component part number
066030620010
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTO PILOT FAILURE WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF PINE RIDE TRIED TO SET CLIMB AT 130 KTS IT WOULDN’T CAPTURE ALTITUDE ALERTER KEPT RINGING THROUGHOUT FLIGHT WHEN DECENDING INTO RAP SET 1200 FT/MIN AIRCRAFT DIDN’T CAPTURE RATE JUST WENT INTO A MUCH STEEPER RATE. SHUT AUTO PILOT OFF AND HAND FLEW AIRCRAFT TRIED TO USE APPROACH MODE FOR THE ILS BUT AUTO PILOT WOULDN’T FOLLOW GLIDE PATH. AGAIN SHUT OFF AUTO PILOT AND HAND FLEW. NOTICED ALTITUDE INDICATOR STUCK AT 5800 FEET THEN JUMPED TO 5600 FEET AS WELL DURING THIS DECENT. AFTER THAT ONE STICK ALTITUDE INDCATOR SEEMED TO WORK THE REST OF THE WAY.