Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 6, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35203
Aircraft time
12,432 hours, 3,629 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
H504C
Part serial
U8700
Condition
Failed
Location
Aileron
Part time
12,443 hours, 3,634 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

ON CLIMBOUT NEITHER AUTOPILOT A OR B WOULD STAY ENGAGED. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF BEING ENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT WOULD DISENGAGE WITH AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE RIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND BAD AILERON POSITION SENSOR. REPLACED SAME REF MM 22-11-29-000-801 & -400-801. FAILED AILERON POSITION SENSOR ADJ REF MM 22-11-29-820-801, STEP 2.D., 1, 13. ADJ 'B' A/P AILERON ACTUATOR ROD LENGTH REF MM 22-11-25-820-801. OPS NORMAL. COMPLETED AILERON POSITION SENSOR TEST WITH NO FAULTS. REF MM 22-11-29-820-801 & 22-11-29-710-801. ALSO TESTED AILERON A/P ACTUATOR REF MM 22-11-25 / 401& 22-11-25/501. ALL OPS NORMAL. ACFT CAT IIIA AUTOLAND AND HGS QUALIFIED. STATUS SCREW NOW REFLECTS THIS.