Service difficulty report · Card · Boeing 747123F

Difficulty date
April 29, 2001
Submitted
April 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123F
Aircraft serial
20391
Part
Card
Part number
259102705
Part serial
0090294
Condition
Defective
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE :W/E, ON DEPARTURE THE CREW BEGAN TO NOTICE A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL SMELL, NOTHING OUT OF ORDINARY WAS NOTICED, APPROACHING LEVEL OFF SMELL DISAPPEARED. SHORTLY AFTER ''B'' A/P DISENGAGED FOR NO APPARANT REASON. COULD NOT REENGAGE A/P B, NOTE: B A/P PADDLESTICK SWITCH W/ENGAGE BUT A/P W/NO T HOLD ALT. OR COURSE, PULLED B A/P CB & CONTINUED FLT. REPLACED MONITOR & LOGIC UNIT AS PER MM 22-11-07, OPS CKS GOOD, PERF ORMED T/S TREE IN 22-15-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED NO ABNORMAL SMELL N OTED IN COCKPIT