What was found
FO SIDE AUTOPILOT CAUSES CONTROL WHEEL TO SHAKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 APC COMPUTER WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 27, 2003
- Submitted
- November 6, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N217SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120286
- Aircraft time
- 24,944 hours, 33,498 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Computer
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Autopilot Sys
- Part time
- 6,318 hours, 8,533 cycles
- Component
- Autopilot Sys
- Component part number
- 6228315402
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.