Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 13, 2013
Submitted
August 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35192
Aircraft time
18,741 hours, 5,831 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4082260939ASA
Part serial
02414131
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot
Part time
32,094 hours, 15,745 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

A/P DISENGAGED TWICE DURING FLT WITH CMD B ENGAGED. ACFT GROUNDED. DFCS BITE SHOWED DISCONNECTS CAUSED BY FAULT 22-11607 MCP DATA INV. ACCOMPLISHED T/S FOR FAULT 22-11607 IAW FIM 22-11, TASK 817 - MCP FAILED INITIAL EVALUATION TEST (FIM 22-11 TASK 803). REPLACED MODE CONTROL PANEL IAW MM 22-11-34-000-801/ MM 22-11-34-400-801. PERFORMED DFCS GROUP 32 (MCP LRU) TEST IAW MM 22-11-34-740-801, DFCS GROUP NR 49 (LAND VERIFY) TEST IAW MM 22-11-00, AND HGS SENSOR TEST FOR FCC/AT IAW HGS SMM 34-36-00. ALL TESTS PASS.