Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 16, 2009
Submitted
November 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
3,266 hours, 988 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON APPROACH TO 16L SEA AT APPROX 4000 FT AND 12 MILES AUTOPILOT "A" ENGAGED "APP" SELECTED. UPON CAPTURING G/S A/P PITCHED DOWN THEN UP FOLLOWED BY A/P DISCONNECT. DFCS LOGGED MSG 22 11368 G/S ANOMALY DETECTED. SYS TESTS GOOD REF FIM TASK 22 11 810 801. A/C REMAINS CAT IIIA A/L AND HGS QUALIFIED. REF MM 22 00 01 730 801. NO HISTORY 30 DAYS. SEAMC NOTIFIED.