Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 3, 2013
Submitted
August 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
22,515 hours, 7,034 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8221567102AS
Part serial
17YXYH
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot
Part time
12,284 hours, 3,765 cycles
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

THE MODE CONTROL PANEL AUTO PILOT CMD FOR AN AUTO PILOT SWITCH LIGHT ARE INOP. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED DFCS MCP IAW AMM REF 22-11-34-000-801/22-11-34-400-801. OPS CKS GOOD IAW AMM REF TASK 22-11-34-740-801. PERFORMED ADDITIONAL MINIMUM TESTS TO MAINTAIN ACFT LWMP STATUS AS FOLLOWS; DFCS LRU INTERFACE TEST FOR MCP (BITE GRP 32) IAW AMM REF 22-11-34/501, LAND VERIFY TEST (BITE GRP NR 49) IAW 22-11-00/201, AND HGS SENSOR TEST FOR FCC/AT IAW SMM REF 34-36-00. ACFT REMAINS CAT IIIA AUTOLAND HGS AND SCREW REFLECTS SAME.