Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 76736N

Difficulty date
January 21, 2017
Submitted
January 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661GT
Make and model
Boeing 76736N
Aircraft serial
30110
Aircraft time
73,505 hours, 9,204 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
AP
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

WITH RT AUTOPILOT ON, DESCENDING FROM 360 TO 280 IN VNAV. AUTOPILOT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND STOP (1) RATE OF CLIMB (2) CAPTURE ALT OF 280. AUTOPILOT DID FLY THROUGH 280 TO APROX. FL279-2788, BEFORE DISCONNECTION OF AP TO STOP DESCENT AND LEVEL OFF AND RETURN TO FL280. TASK 22-00-02-742 REVIEWED FLT FAULT HISTORY THE MCDP NO FLIGHT FAULT RECORDED, RAN PITCH CHECK 4, 8, 30 CHECK AND 40 CHECK IAW MM 22-10-00, OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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