Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 25, 2024
Submitted
February 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29515
Aircraft time
63,962 hours, 26,122 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Failed
Location
Both
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: BOTH AUTOPILOTS INOPERATIVE IN FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT RETURN TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT JFK. FOUND AUTO STAB TRIM CUTOUT-TRIM CUTOUT FAULT ON DFCS BITE CHANNEL "A" AND "B". RETURNED THE STAB TRIM CUTOUT SWITCH TO THE NORMAL POSITION. RAN SPEED AND STAB TRIM LIBRARY TEST 32 AS PER FIM 22-13-00-810-813. ALL TEST PASSED FOR CHANNEL "A" AND "B".