Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
March 11, 2015
Submitted
March 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
35184
Aircraft time
30,655 hours, 9,582 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
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

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS AT CRUISE, AUTOPILOT CMD A DISENGAGED ON ITS OWN WITH NO INADVERTENT PILOT ACTION. ACFT BEGAN AA GENTLE 200'-300' CLIMB THAT WAS ARRESTED IN 20. ACFT HAND FLOWN BACK TO ASSIGNED ALTITUDE, RETRIMMED VERY SLIGHTLY, NOSE DOWN. A/P ENGAGE CMD A RESELECTED ON. AUTOPILOT CONNECTED AND FLEW ACFT NORMALLY. NO MASTER CAUTION, NO ABNORMAL INDICATION ON OVERHEAD PANEL. NOTHING IDENTIFIED AS HAVING CAUSED AUTOPILOT TO DISCONNECT. AUTOPILOT CMD A THEN OPERATED COMPLETELY NORMALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED DFCS CURRENT STATUS BITE WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED FAULT HISTORY BY FLT DECK EFFECT ON CHANNEL A FOUND MCP J1A -KO6 FAULT PERFORMED MCP TEST IAW FIM 22-11, TASK 803 AUTO TEST PASSED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.