Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 27, 2011
Submitted
April 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30025
Aircraft time
43,218 hours, 11,393 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
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.

What was found

AIRPLANE NOT SMOOTH (JERKY) IN ROLL WITH ANY A-P IN CMD & (HDG HOLD, HDG SEL, LNAV, LOC, B-CRS) MODE SELECTED. CREW COMMENTS: ALL AUTOPILOTS CAUSED A-C ROLLING BACK AND FORTH FL410 IN LT CHOP, LNAV AND HDG MODE. SAMC TEXT: PER CONVERSATION WITH INBD CREW, ACFT EXPERIENCED DUTCH ROLL IN LIGHT CHOP. DESCENDED TO FL370 AND ACFT FLEW NORMAL REST OF FLT. FLIGHT CREW FELT IT WAS MORE OF A YAW DAMP ISSUE. PLZ ACCOMPLISH YAW DAMP TEST PER MM. ACCOMPLISHED YAW DAMP BITE CHECK AND OPERATIONAL TEST PER MM. NO FAULTS INDICATED AND OPERATIONAL CHECK TEST GOOD.