Originally Posted by
megan
I'm intrigued that the report makes no mention of the state of SAS, force trim, auto pilot modes etc, even to state that the status of switch positions or lit captions could not be determined. Rather germane to the accident in my mind.
Good point, it does seem odd that those items were not mentioned in the report. I know from the docket that most of the indicator bulbs in the aircraft were missing or damaged. Here are the DAFCS indicators which I think could reasonably be determined:
Autopilot Controller
HOV: Light was likely off
FD1: Light was likely off
Flight Director Mode Selector
ALT PRE : ARM and CAP Lights were likely off
VOR APR: ARM and CAP Lights were likely off
GA: Light was likely off
I see no mention of the switch positions.
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Documen...0Final-Rel.pdf