Service difficulty report · Control Box · Boeing 737296

Difficulty date
June 23, 2000
Submitted
August 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232TA
Make and model
Boeing 737296
Aircraft serial
22277
Part
Control Box
Part number
2588810903
Part serial
0880275
Condition
Inoperative
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SAL-MIA - FLT TA314 - DURING CRUISE, THE AIRCRAFT HAD PITCH OSCILLATIONS WITH AUTOPILOT ENGATED, DUE THIS SITUATION THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SAL AIRPORT. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND WAS FOUND NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUTOPILOT ACCESSORY UNIT AND PITCH CONTROL CHANNEL AS PER AM 22-12-01. OPERATIONAL TEST WITH NORMAL RESULTS. FLIGHT TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NORMAL RESULTS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (M)