Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 7, 2019
Submitted
September 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N929AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30078
Aircraft time
58,341 hours, 24,100 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
158300101
Part serial
22840
Condition
Faulty
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT RETURNED TO ORD ON ACCOUNT OF AUTO PILOT TRIM FAULTED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPORTS DFCS BITE SHOWS FAULT - A/P DISC CHAN-A VNAV SPD LNAV ENG - RAN LRU TEST. HAD FAULT SPEED/STAB CHAN-A ELEV POS SEN-1. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ELEV POS SEN M929 IAW AMM 22-11-30-400-801, NO HELP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED A/P ELEVATOR ACTUATOR SYS A IAW AMM 22-11-26. ACCOMPLISHED AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR ACTUATOR ADJUSTMENT AND TEST IAW AMM 22-11-26-820-801. ALL INDICATION NORMAL, OK FOR SERVICE.