Service difficulty report · Rheostat · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 27, 2012
Submitted
October 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
22,771 hours, 7,041 cycles
Part
Rheostat
Condition
Broken
Location
Flight Deck
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FMC DIMMER RHEOSTAT SPINS COMPLETELY AROUND. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED REPLACED F/OS MCDU KEYBOARD IAW AMM REF 34-61-01. OPS CKS GOOD.