Incident: United Airlines B752 at Los Angeles on Apr 17th 2011, autopilot engaged spuriously by itsself
A United Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N573UA performing flight UA-494 from Los Angeles,CA to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 182 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Los Angeles' runway 25R when the crew requested to return pretty quickly as possible selecting runway 24L. The crew levelled off at 5000 feet. On approach the crew declared emergency reporting that the autopilot spuriously engaged by its-self taking control away from the crew, they weren't able to control a lot of the stuff on the mode control panel. The crew managed a safe landing on Los Angeles' runway 24L about 12 minutes after departure.
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http://www.avherald.com/h?article=43b33980&opt=1
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