Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 17, 2015
Submitted
July 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
25,193 hours, 7,556 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
BACC63BV18H14S8
Condition
Dirty
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

"B" AUTOPILOT UNCOMMANDED DISCONNECT AT 13,000 FT DURING VNAV DESCENT, NO OTHER FAULTS NOTED. DESCENT AND SPEED NORMAL AND ON PROFILE. ACFT GROUNDED. REF WDM 27-32-21, FOUND INTERMITTENT 28VDC AT CONNECTOR D3685A PINS 1 & 13 WHILE SHAKING WIRES BEHIND RACK CONNECTOR. UPON ARRIVAL AT HANGAR, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. VERIFIED GOOD 28VDC AT D3685A, PINS 1 & 13. REF WDM 27-32-11. DFCS BITE CHANNEL B FAULT REVIEW SHOWS 22-11082. BEGAN FIM 22-15, TASK 801. NO FINDINGS THROUGH STEP (2). FOUND RESISTANCE ISSUE BETWEEN D40006 PIN 1 & D3683A PIN 35. CLEANED PINS, OPS NORMAL. COMPLETED LAND VERIFY IAW MM 22-01-00. OPS NORMAL.