Service difficulty report · Adiru · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 7, 2020
Submitted
September 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30598
Aircraft time
60,424 hours, 24,890 cycles
Part
Adiru
Part number
HG2050AC07
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED- ON ARRIVAL, BOTH AUTOPILOTS FAILED, FLIGHT DIRECTORS FAILED, AND AUTOTHROTTLES WENT TO GO-AROUND. NO ANNUNCIATORS CAME ON, PRESSURIZATION SWITCHED TO ALTERNATE. CREW REPORTED WHEN FLIGHT DIRECTORS CYCLED, ALL RETURNED TO NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED FIM FOR SMYD (STALL MANAGEMENT YAW DAMPER) 27-32-00, DFCS (DIGITAL FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM) 22-11-00, DCPC (DIGITAL CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER) 21-31-00. INBOUND FAULTS WERE INTERMITTENT, NO CURRENT FAULTS. DUE TO HISTORY REPLACED DFCS (DIGITAL FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM) MODE CONTROL PANEL (AALA202009089022), PER AMM 22-11-34, AND RIGHT AIR DATA INTERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT (AALA20200909014), PER AMM 34-21-01. ALL TESTS PASSED, OKAY FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.