What was found
INFLIGHT AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT HOLD ALTITUDE EITHER SIDE. REPLACED CAPTAINS AUTOPILOT COMPUTER WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2004
- Submitted
- February 5, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16731
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120190
- Aircraft time
- 23,906 hours, 30,731 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Computer
- Part number
- 6228315402
- Part serial
- 1852
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Autopilot
- Part time
- 6 hours, 8 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.