What was found
AUTOPILOT WILL NOT HOLD ALTITUDE OR PITCH WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. TRIED BOTH CAPT AND F/O CONTROLS WITH SAME RESULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR SERVO. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 22-10-00.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2002
- Submitted
- February 26, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N289YV
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120289
- Aircraft time
- 19,733 hours, 23,956 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2215 · Autopilot Main Servo
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- 6225734002
- Part serial
- 7388
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Autopilot Sys
- Part time
- 10 hours, 8 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.