What was found
AUTOPILOT ENGAGED AND PITCHED UP WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS ON GROUND. FOUND WATER INSIDE AP CONTROL PANEL. REPLACED AP CONTROL PANEL. OPS CHECK GOOD. P/N: 622-6684-006, S/N ON: 2118, S/N OFF: 2803.
- Difficulty date
- November 10, 2000
- Submitted
- November 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120347
- Aircraft time
- 4,804 hours, 6,894 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118B
- System (JASC)
- 2211 · Autopilot Computer
- Part
- Control Panel
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Autopilot
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F, J
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.