SDR SABA020021

Service difficulty report · Warning System · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 14, 2002
Submitted
February 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N882CC
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
168
Aircraft time
31,860 hours, 29,055 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT 882 ON FLIGHT 5012 CLT TO TLH. AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND WOULD NOT STOP. AUTOPILOT SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED UNTIL AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT. MAINTENANCE IN CLT PERFORMED A SELF TEST OF THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM. SYSTEM TESTED NORMAL. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND IN THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM.A