Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 24, 2015
Submitted
March 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
24,250 hours, 7,258 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 4TH DISCONNECT AUTOPILOT A SELECTED APPROXIMATELY 3.5 HRS INTO FLIGHT AT FL 360 AUTO PILOT B DISCONNECTED NO INDICATION OF CAUSE FOR FIRST DISCONNECT LATER IN FLIGHT AUTO PILOT B DISCONNECTED 2 MORE TIMES AT 3RD DISCONNECT A VERY BRIEF SPEED LIMIT OR SPEED FLAG ANNUNCIATED ON THE F/O PFD WITH THE VMAX, RED & BLACK ALTERNATING BARS, MOMENTARILY DISAPPEARING & THE LOW SPEED BUFFET, VMVR, AMBER BAR MOMENTARILY DISAPPEARING. ACFT GROUNDED. AUTO PILOT B DISCONNECT ARE RESULTS OF SPEED LIMIT FLAG. ACP FIM. 27-32- TASK 833 SMYD NR 2 SHOWS NO EXISTING FAULTS AND NO FAULTS IN FAULT HIST. SELF TEST PASS, FAULT ARE INTERMITTENT.