Service difficulty report · Flight Dir · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
October 7, 2012
Submitted
October 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28887
Aircraft time
48,741 hours, 27,219 cycles
Part
Flight Dir
Part number
106122629
Condition
Failed
Location
Right Mlg Well
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB, COULD NOT GET LNOV OR VNAV TO ENGAGE AND HAS NO FLT DIRECTOR VERTICAL LINE AND THROTTLES WERE NOT SETTING TO CLIMB MODE. FLT DIRECTOR WOULD WORK IN LEVEL CHANGE AND HEADING. SELECT. AUTOTHROTTLE STAYED IN THR HOLD. FMS STAYED IN T/O MODE. DURING DESCENT CABIN CLIMBED TO 10,000 PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT & DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. REPLACED M990 CARD, SENSORS S105/S106 AND GRD SPOILER INTERLOCK CABLE. ATC OPS TESTED, GPWS OPS TESTED & PRESSURE CONTROL SYS OPS TESTED NORMAL. COMPLETED OPS TEST OF A/T SYS, A/T LRU INTERFACE TEST IAW MM 22-00-01 OPS NML, COMPLETED LAND VERIFY TEST IAW MM 22-00-01 OPS NORMAL. ACFT REMAINS CAT 3/HGS. SCREW PLACARD SHOWS SAME.