A B727 with a deferred autoplt inoperative was requested by the outbound captain to accomplish a pos...

Attributes
ACN	392850
Time
Date	199802
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	392850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft autoplt was written up previous day going into sat for popping roll circuit breaker. Company was informed. Aircraft returned to atl next day. We were scheduled to take aircraft to bdl and back. Had a 3/4 full passenger load with full meal service scheduled. Called dispatcher to request that autoplt be repaired. He agreed and got maintenance on it for repair or replacement aircraft. At first, mechanics seemed reluctant but when I said it was necessary for flight, they found loose cannon plug, reseated it, and released aircraft for flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 WITH A DEFERRED AUTOPLT INOP WAS REQUESTED BY THE OUTBOUND CAPT TO ACCOMPLISH A POSITIVE FIX.

Narrative: ACFT AUTOPLT WAS WRITTEN UP PREVIOUS DAY GOING INTO SAT FOR POPPING ROLL CIRCUIT BREAKER. COMPANY WAS INFORMED. ACFT RETURNED TO ATL NEXT DAY. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO TAKE ACFT TO BDL AND BACK. HAD A 3/4 FULL PAX LOAD WITH FULL MEAL SVC SCHEDULED. CALLED DISPATCHER TO REQUEST THAT AUTOPLT BE REPAIRED. HE AGREED AND GOT MAINT ON IT FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT ACFT. AT FIRST, MECHS SEEMED RELUCTANT BUT WHEN I SAID IT WAS NECESSARY FOR FLT, THEY FOUND LOOSE CANNON PLUG, RESEATED IT, AND RELEASED ACFT FOR FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A B727 with a deferred autoplt inoperative was requested by the outbound captain to accomplish a positive fix.