What was found
THE AUTOPILOT PITCHES UP AND DOWN DURING CLIMBOUT AND IN LEVEL FLIGHT ON BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS. REPLACED ELEVATOR SERVO WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2003
- Submitted
- March 19, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N226SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120296
- Aircraft time
- 18,732 hours, 26,627 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2215 · Autopilot Main Servo
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- 6225734002
- Part serial
- 7876
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 7,299 hours, 10,506 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.