Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 29, 2013
Submitted
December 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39044
Aircraft time
19,299 hours, 6,016 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
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

AUTOPILOT A DISENGAGED TWICE WHILE IN CRUISE FL 360 & MMO 0.79. ACFT GROUNDED. CHECKED FAULT REVIEW, 2 OCCURRENCES OF A/P DISCONNECT AT FL 360, BOTH FAULT MCP MX MSG 22-11607. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 22-817 MODE CONTROL PANEL TESTS. ALL TESTS PASS.