Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 23, 2025
Submitted
June 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31083
Aircraft time
45,990 hours, 19,499 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Part number
4082260939
Part serial
02443018
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Part time
4,579 hours, 2,202 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, 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 NOT DECLARED DUE TO: AUTOPILOT KICKED OFF, REENGAGED AUTOPILOT-B AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THEN THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR DISAPPEARED AND LOST THE ENTIRE MCP. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT MIA. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS BITE CHECK, PER FIM 22-11-00, FOUND MCP FAULT ON BOTH CHANNELS A AND B MAINT MSGS 22-11627 AND 22-11607. REPLACED MODE CONTROL PANEL, PER AMM 22-11-34 ACCOMPLISHED ALL REQUIRE TESTS, ALL TESTS CHECKS GOOD HUD TEST, PER AMM 34-36-00. AND AUTOPILOT-BTEST, PER AMM 22-11-00.