Issue with approach into Mexico (plane won't respond to orders)

During my approach into Mexico City my plane kept pitching up and I couldn’t bring it back down unless I push the auto climb to -5000 ft for it to register a command and then I have to catch it before I nose dive into the ground.

(I was instructed to descend to 9,000 ft but when I did, my plane began to climb without me commanding it to and I couldn’t bring it back down, so I had to end the flight before I even got onto the ILS)

My plane was responding so weird, a first for me who flies the 747 since I got the game.

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Once my plane reached 9,000 it began to suddenly climb on its own. I tried to stop it but it wouldn’t respond. It wouldn’t respond to manual input either.

What was your airspeed and flaps?

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199 knots, flaps 10. As per the approach’s order.

Aircraft weight? In percentage

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I can’t remember. I think it was 550,700 LBS or so.

Ok soo I’ve had this happen to me plenty of times it could have been a weight to airspeed issue

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Was the jet porpoisesing like nosing up and down prior by a few degrees?

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Yes it was. It wouldn’t stay level flight.

Maybe it was also cause of the thinner air at 10,000 ft up.

porpoising would be the most likely cause due to a very high aircraft weight and slow airspeed there’s 2 fixes…

  1. Disengage A/P and hand fly the approach
  2. Add more flap

Its the same issue if you go to a high crusing alt with a heavy jet it will porpoise and stall with a disengagement of A/P thats why long range jet use step climb for their flights

  1. To improve range and fuel economy
  2. To stop a stall from occurring due to a very heavy jet

Its important that you do keep an eye on what your weight is so flaps or speed can be added and A/P stays happy.

It’s a very sensitive system

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Also at 9k feet you dont have a lot of density and if it’s hotter its going to affect your aircraft performance

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And also I had just got below the maximum landing weight and had 5 hours left to go in fuel reserve.

Yeah there’s your answer

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