Service difficulty report · Flt Controls · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 24, 2025
Submitted
December 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29556
Aircraft time
44,938 hours, 19,325 cycles
Part
Flt Controls
Condition
Malfunctioned
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 NOT GROUNDED: WHILE DESCENDING IN VNAV FROM FL280 TO FL 220 THE AIRCRAFT DID AN UNCOMMANDED LEVEL OFF AT FL 240 (THERE WERE NO RESTRICTIONS TO MAKE THE PLANE LEVEL OFF). LATER IN THE FLIGHT WHEN AT FL220 TRYING TO DESCEND TO 11000FT, PASSING THROUGH FL210, WHILE IN VNAV THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB BACK TOWARDS FL220 ON ITS OWN.