Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 17, 2014
Submitted
July 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
25,918 hours, 8,055 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4082260939ASA
Part serial
01727829
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot
Part time
48,948 hours, 23,672 cycles
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 CLICKED OFF DURING CRUISE FLT, TWICE. ONCE WHILE CMP A ENGAGED AND ONCE WHILE CMP B ENGAGED, ACFT WAS IN TRIM AT DISCONNECT. ACFT GROUNDED. BITE TEST SHOWED MCP REPLACED MCP IAW MM 22-11-34 ETOPS PN 822-1567-102 AS VERIFIED SEAMC.