Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 22, 2013
Submitted
November 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
22,461 hours, 6,912 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
ES4101538
Condition
Unknown
Location
Ee Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, PASSING LOW 20,000 F/O ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE AUTOPILOT B, WOULD NOT ENGAGE. TRIED AUTOPILOT A, CWSA, CWSB, BOTH MASTERS - NO COMBINATION WOULD WORK. NO WARNING, CAUTIONS OR HORNS RECEIVED. ALL CBS CHECK GOOD. ACFT GROUNDED. DIVERSION TIME - 46 MINUTES. ACCOMPLISHED CHANNEL A AND B DFCS FAULT REVIEW FIM22-11 801, ADIRS LT AND RT BITE FIM34-21 801, SMYD 1 AND 2 BITE FIM27-32 801 AND HGS FAULT REVIEW. ALL 4 SYSTEMS VERIFY AIR DATA ISSUES ON THE LT SIDE ONLY PRIOR TO FLIGHT LEG 5 & 6. NO RELEVANT AIR DATA ISSUES LOGGED IN LAST 5 FLIGHT LEGS. DFCS F.L. 4 SHOWS SEVERAL FAULTS ON BOTH CHANNELS FOR STAB TRIM CUTOUT, 22-11182, 22-11161, 22-11208. FLIGHT LEGS 1 THRU 3 NO OTHER RELEVANT FAULTS. ACCOMPLISHED EXTENDED BITE MAINTENANCE NR 32 SPD/STB TRIM, NR 35 DUAL STAB, STAB TRIM MOTOR TEST REF MM27-41-71, AND STAB TRIM MOTOR TEST REF MM22-11-81. ALL TESTS PASS WITH STAB MOVING SMOOTHLY AT PROPER RATE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 22-13 813 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED R384 FOR LIKELIHOOD OF AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE IN THE CUTOUT POSITION INHIBITING BOTH A & B AUTOPILOTS FROM ENGAGING. RE-ACCOMPLISHED EXTENDED MAINTENANCE NR 32 AND NR 35, STAB TRIM MOTOR TEST MM27-41-71 AND MM22-11-81 AS WELL AS DFCS BG 49 LAND VERIFY. ALL TESTS PASS. AUTOTHROTTLE OPS NORMAL REF MM22-31-00. ADDITIONAL LWMP TESTS DFCS LRU REPLACE FOR A/T BG 43. TEST PASS.