Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 9, 2014
Submitted
April 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
1,903 hours, 650 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT AB WOULD NOT ENGAGE AFTER TAKE OFF. FOUND AUTOPILOT STAB TRIM SWITCH IN CUTOUT POSITION, WORK NORMAL WITH SWITCH IN NORMAL. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED DFCS LAND VERIFY GRP 49, IAW MM 22-11-00 AND HGS SYS TEST, IAW SMM 34-36-0. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.