Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
August 19, 2001
Submitted
October 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23701
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4051601935
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
34,702 hours
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

CLT - FLT 572 - APPROACH TO CLT,'B' A/P ON, A/C MADE UNCOMMANDED 30 DEGREE ROLL TO THE RT. AFTER A 20 DEGREE HEADING CHANGE (30 DEGREE AOB SELECTED ON TURN KNOB), A/P CORRECTED TO HEADING SELECTED. NO DEFLECTION WAS NOTED ON RUDDER PEDALS. AFTER CORRECTION TO HEADING, A/P FLEW A/C NORMALLY. THRUST WAS SYMMETRIC. THE SPEEDBRAKE HANDLE MUST BE PULLED BACK MORE THAN USUAL TO GET THE SPEEDBRAKE ARMED. IT WAS IN THE ARMED POSITION DURING THE ROLL. NO DEFLECTION WAS ON THE YAW DAMPER DURING THE ROLL AND THE CONTROL COLUMN DID NOT MOVE UNTIL THE A/P CORRECTED BACK TO THE SELECTED HEADING. IT THEN DEFLECTED LEFT TO GET BACK ON HEADING. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED 'B' FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER (P/N 4051600-

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