Service difficulty report · Transducer · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 16, 2011
Submitted
March 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35183
Aircraft time
15,879 hours, 5,097 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
GM10503
Part serial
4510
Condition
Failed
Location
Ailerons
Part time
15,995 hours, 5,134 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE "A" AUTOPILOT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN CAMD OR CWS. CONFIRMED F/O'S PITCH FORCE X DUCER FAULTY. REPLACED RT PITCH FORCE TRANSDUCER REF MM 22-11-92. CHECKS NORMAL REF FIM 22-11T802. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS BITE TEST GRP 49. PASSES WITHOUT ERROR. A CHANNEL AUTOPILOT ENGAGES AND REMAINS ENGAGED NORMALLY IN EITHER CMD OR CWS REF FIM 22-11T801.