Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 19, 2026
Submitted
April 22, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29542
Aircraft time
70,624 hours, 30,051 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot
Component
Autopilot Sys · Hnywl
Component part number
8221567104
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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: DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT WHEN GIVEN A HIGHER ALTITUDE, MCP ALTITUDE WINDOW STOPPED AT 4100 AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT IAH. REMOVED AND REPLACED MODE CONTROL PANEL, PER AMM 22-11-34-00-801 AND PERFORMED BITE TEST, PER 22-11-00-810-801. ALL TEST PASSED AT THIS TIME NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.