Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 14, 2015
Submitted
September 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49910
Aircraft time
52,996 hours, 36,396 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, ACFT WAS CLIMBING & ACCELERATING THRU 1300 MSL & 180 KNOTA. NO PRIMARY OR SECONDARY TRIM WAS AVAILABLE. ALL CB WERE IN, QRH WAS REF. ACFT WAS LEVELED AT 5000 MSL & SLOWED TO 210 KNOTS. SPEED CONTROL KNOB WAS NOT FUNCTIONING & WOULD NOT CONTROL SALMON SPEED BUGS. ACFT RETURNED, NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. AFTER AUTO PILOT WAS ENGAGED TRIM BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. INSPECTED HORIZONTAL JACKSCREW AREA, NO DEFECTS NOTED MM 27-40-00. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK OF HORIZONTAL STAB TRIM ADJUSTMENT TEST OF BRAKE OVERRIDE SWITCH, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 27-40-00-5-3. INSPECTED HORIZONTAL STAB TRIM CONTROL WHEEL, CONTROL HANDLES & ALT TRIM SWITCHES, ALL SWITCHES OPERATED NORMALLY, NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND IAW AMM 27-40-09-5-6. PERFORMED DFGS SWITCHES, BUTTONS & RTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 22-01-05.

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