Service difficulty report · Servo · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 13, 2014
Submitted
January 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7204
Aircraft time
37,667 hours, 33,963 cycles
Part
Servo
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

AUTOPILOT PITCHES UP & DOWN AGGRESSIVELY WHEN ENGAGED DURING CLIMB OUT. HAD TO DISENGAGE IMMEDIATELY & HAND FLY WITH AUTOPILOT OFF. FLT 5370 FOUND THE ELEVATOR SERVO WAS MOVING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM WHICH THEY WERE COMMANDED. REPLACED THE ELEVATOR SERVO. PN 622-5027-101, SN ON 1KROH & SN OFF 1NT2R.