Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 20, 2025
Submitted
April 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31087
Aircraft time
45,401 hours, 19,236 cycles
Part
Trim Switch
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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: STAB OUT OF TRIM LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE WITH EITHER AUTOPILOT A OR B ENGAGED; THE LIGHT FLICKERED INDEPENDENT OF TURBULENCE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT FSD. FOUND YAW DAMPER SWITCH IN OFF POSITION, PLACED IN THE ON POSITION, ACCOMPLISHED FIM 22-11-00-810-851, DFCS BITE, AND BITE LIBRARY TEST 60.32 NO FAULTS NOTED.