Service difficulty report · Computer · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 12, 2013
Submitted
June 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36578
Aircraft time
12,639 hours, 3,802 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
8221604101
Part serial
16GXRL
Condition
Failed
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
23,781 hours, 7,525 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

REF T/C 78222000 STEP 2.D.(5) FAILS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SELECT V/S MODE ON MCP, MINIMUM SPEED REVERSION ACTIVATES AND V/S REVERTS TO LEVEL CHANGE, WITH UNDERSPEED LIMITING CHARACTER FLASHING IN IAS/MACH DISPLAY. ACFT GROUNDED. SWAPPED FCC A & B, VERIFIED PROBLEM LIES IN FCC A. REINSTALLED FCCS IN ORIGINAL POSITIONS. R & R FCC A, NEW PART BAD FROM STOCK (MESSAGES 22-11337 & 22-11339 PITCH & ROLL SENSOR EXC INV = 10 VOLTS). REMOVED, REPLACED, AND TESTED FCC A IAW MM 22-11-33-400-801. TESTS PASS. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS LRU REPLACEMENT TEST IAW MM 22-11-33/401, DFCS LAND VERIFY TEST IAW MM 22-11-00/201, AND HGS SENSOR TEST FOR FCC/AT IAW SMM 34-36-00. ALL TESTS PASS (FOR A & B FCC). ACFT REMAINS CATIIIA AUTOLAND & HGS, SCREW REFLECTS SAME.