# SDR AALA201901049005

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 3, 2019
- Submitted: January 4, 2019
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N344PP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N344PP), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial: 31272
- Aircraft time: 4,492 hours, 1,774 cycles
- System (JASC): [2210 · Autopilot System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2210)
- Part: Autopilot Sys
- Condition: Inoperative
- Location: Nr 2
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201901049005

## Discrepancy

FLIGHT DIRECTOR INOPERATIVE.  EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE RAN A BITE TEST ON THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM,  FOUND THE NR 2 AUTOPILOT INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED.

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