Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 1, 2014
Submitted
December 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41731
Aircraft time
7,909 hours, 2,491 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4082260939ASA
Part serial
00122346
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot
Part time
45,651 hours, 20,799 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 "A" WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. ACFT GROUNDED. DFCS FLT FAULT REVIEW SHOWS FLTS W/ NUMEROUS MCP DATA INV 22-11607 FAULT W/MCP SUSPECTED LRU. ALSO REF FIM 22-11, TASK 817. R & R MCP REF MM 22-11-34. OPS NORMAL REF SAME.