What was found
AUTOPILOT AND CAPTAIN'S FLIGHT DIRECTOR PITCHES UP AND DOWN 300 FT PRIOR TO LEVEL OFF. REPLACED AUTOPILOT COMPUTER APC-65B WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. TESTED AND OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2003
- Submitted
- March 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N234SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120308
- Aircraft time
- 17,289 hours, 24,688 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Computer
- Part number
- 6228315402
- Part serial
- 2916
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Autopilot
- Part time
- 6,760 hours, 9,508 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.