Service difficulty report · Pin · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
August 30, 2002
Submitted
September 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120316
Aircraft time
14,939 hours, 21,682 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAINS AUTOPILOT DOES NOT CAPTURE GS WITH APPR MODE. CAPTAIN'S AUTOPILOT FAILED WITH AILERON SERVO FAILURE. REPLACED PUSHED OUT PIN 44 ON J3 OF PILOT'S AUTOPILOT COMPUTER RACK. CAPTAIN`S AUTOPILOT OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 22-10-00. TESTED AILERON SERVO WITH BOTH CAPT'S AND F/O'S AUTOPILOT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. BOTH AUTOPILOTS AND AILERON SERVO OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 22-10-00.

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