Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 8, 2020
Submitted
March 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309PC
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31258
Aircraft time
10,270 hours, 4,091 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: UNCOMMANDED AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AT FL390 WITH EITHER SYSTEM A OR B ENGAGED. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT DISCREPENCIES NOTED AT TIME OF DISCONNECTS. PERFORMED BITE ON DFCS AND FOUND MULTIPLE FAULTS ON BOTH A AND B CHANNELS. REMOVED AND REPLACED MODE CONT. PANEL IAW M/M 22-11-34.