Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 9, 2011
Submitted
October 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
17,317 hours, 5,267 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON ILS 7L. CHANNEL A SINGLE CHANNEL APPROACH. AUTOPILOT HAD A CONTINUOUS + 1 DEG PORPOISE IN PITCH. FROM 1600 FT TO 800 FT. I DISCONTINUED AUTOPILOT. TOWER SAID THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT. PERFORMED DFCS CURRENT STATUS QUICK TEST GRP 10 PER MM 22 11 00 740 801. NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED HGS SYSTEM FAULT REVIEW. NO SIGNIFICANT FAULTS NOTED PER MM 34 36 00/500.