What was found
CAPTS MCDU IS VERY DIM AT MAXIMUM BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS. UNIT IS STILL USABLE DISPLAY IS NOT ABLE TO BE MADE BRIGHT ENOUGH IN A BRIGHTLY LIT COCKPIT. REPLACED CAPT MCDU. INSTALLATION TEST GOOD REF AMM 34 61 01.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 2011
- Submitted
- May 10, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N597AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35689
- Aircraft time
- 11,467 hours, 3,738 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3160 · Central Display
- Part
- Cdu
- Part number
- 1741010201
- Part serial
- 005693
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 11,482 hours, 3,742 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.