What was found
DURING A HEADING CHANGE, THE AUTOPILOT ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A 40 DEGREE BANK BEFORE THE PILOT COULD DISCONNECT IT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MODE CONTROL PANEL.
- Difficulty date
- September 28, 2004
- Submitted
- October 4, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N353US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737301
- Aircraft serial
- 23556
- Engine
- Ge CFM563B1
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Control Panel
- Part number
- 4051601935
- Part serial
- 87090649
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 30,414 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.