SDR SRAA109503

Service difficulty report · Cent Contl Act · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
October 3, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745SJ
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
20888
Part
Cent Contl Act
Part number
3001300017
Condition
Defective
Location
Empennage
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 203 - DURING FLIGHT, CREW ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE AUTOPILOT ON CHANNEL 'A'. THIS CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO ROLL SEVERELY, SWITCHED OVER TO 'B' CHANNEL, CAUSED THE SAME RESULT. DUMPED FUEL TO MEET WEIGHT RESTRICTION AND AIR TURN BACK TO MIA. REPLACED MONITOR TEST BOX 'A' CHANNEL, ROLL COMPUTER, AND CENTRAL CONTROL ACTUATOR AT THE 'A' CHANNEL. SYSTEM OPERATED GOOD ON GROUND PER MM CHAPTERS 22, 27 AND 34. (X)

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