Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 17, 2020
Submitted
September 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29517
Aircraft time
61,912 hours, 25,177 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
172934001
Condition
Defective
Location
Flt Management
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. CMD A AP ON, CA F/O ON DURING DESCENT F/O AIRSPEED REF BUG INCREASED AND SEPARATED FROM CA STANDBY AIRSPEED INDICATIONS. F/O`S INDICATION INCREASED TO VMO. F/O`S AIR SPEED INDICATION RETURNED TO MATCH CAPATAIN`S STANDBY INDICATION WHEN VNAV PATH DISENGAGED BY SWITCHING TO LVL CHG. REPLACED FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER A AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK, PER AMM 22-11-33 (AALA202008219017). REPLACED FLIGHT MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM TRANSFER RELAYS R475 (AALA202009229018) AND R475 (AALA202009229019). ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK, PER AMM 34-61-04.