What was found
F/O AUTO PILOT WENT INTO DESCENT MODE BY ITSELF. CREW DISENGAGED AND HAND FLEW ACFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 AUTOPILOT COMPUTER.
- Difficulty date
- July 3, 2014
- Submitted
- July 9, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N298SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120328
- Aircraft time
- 35,519 hours, 47,379 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Computer
- Part number
- 6228315402
- Part serial
- 3851
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Autopilot
- 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.