What was found
CAPTAIN'S AUTOPILOT SPONTANEOUSLY DISENGAGES WITH CORRESPONDING RED A/P LIGHTS AND AURAL WARNING. CAPTAIN FLIGHT DIRECTOR AND F/O'S A/P OPERATE NORMALLY. REPLACED NR 1 APC-65B. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2003
- Submitted
- May 2, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N393SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120330
- Aircraft time
- 14,662 hours, 21,531 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2211 · Autopilot Computer
- Part
- Computer
- Part number
- 6228315402
- Part serial
- 2608
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Nr 1 Autopilot
- Part time
- 6,644 hours, 9,679 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.