Autopilot Malfunction; Automatic Autopilot Disconnect - Piper SEMINOLE 2013 Pilot Operating Handbook

PA-44-180, SEMINOLE
3.5k Avionics System failures (continued)
Indication: An unexpected roll or pitch deviation from the desired
Control Wheel ...............................................................GRASP FIRMLY
Attitude Indicators ............................................................CROSSCHECK
A/P DISC Switch ...................................................DEPRESS and HOLD
Pitch Trim ...............................................................RETRIM as necessary
AUTOPILOT Circuit Breaker (Row 3, Col. 2) ............. ..................PULL
Autopilot ..............................................................DO NOT RE-ENGAGE
Indication: Flashing red and white A/P on PFD and aural disconnect
A/P DISC Switch .....................................................DEPRESS and RELEASE
(cancels disconnect tone, and disconnects Autopilot)
Pitch Trim ...................................................................... RETRIM as necessary
The autopilot disconnect may be accompanied
by a red boxed PTCH (pitch), ROLL, or PTRM
annunciation on the PFD, indicating the axis which
has failed. The autopilot cannot be re-engaged with
any of these annunciations present.
ISSUED: June 5, 2013
REVISED: October 27, 2014

Autopilot Malfunction

flight path, possible flight director command deviations
from desired aircraft attitudes and possible autopilot
disconnect with red AfcS annunciation, amber or red
A/P annunciation on PfD.

Automatic Autopilot Disconnect

tone
NOTE
EMERGENcy PROcEDURES
REPORT: VB-2307
SEcTION 3
3-38a