Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 30, 2013
Submitted
August 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120MN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53120
Aircraft time
41,471 hours, 41,721 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT NR 1 WILL NOT ENGAGE. HAS ROLL MOVEMENT. AUTOPILOT NR 2 ENGAGES FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT ALSO HAS ROLL MOVEMENT BEFORE DISCONNECTING.

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