Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 3, 2013
Submitted
October 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
18,136 hours, 5,458 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

CHANNEL A AND B WHEN ENGAGING AUTOPILOT A LARGE CONTROL BUMP. ALL OTHER AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONS NORMAL. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED PREV FLIGHT FAULT REVIEW, CURRENT STATUS & DFCS LAND VERIFY TEST ALL IAW AMM 22-11-00. ALL OPS NORMAL, NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/P A & B BOTH ENGAGE AND OPERATE SMOOTHLY. NO HISTORY CHAPTERS 22 & 27 LAST 30 DAYS. ETOPS SIGNIFICENT SYS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.