Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 27, 2015
Submitted
December 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35193
Aircraft time
27,425 hours, 8,340 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
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

A-AUTOPILOT ENGAGES FOR 2 SECONDS THEN DISENGAGES WITH VISUAL AND AURAL ALERTS. B-AUTOPILOT WORKS FINE. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS BITE REF FIM 22-11, TASK 801. NO FAULTS IN CURRENT STATUS FAULT HISTORY FOR LEG 1 LOGGED CHANNEL A ELEVATOR SYNC INV, 4 SEC. ACCOMPLISHED LRU REPLACEMENT TEST DFCS BITE GRP 47 TEST PASSED. PERFORMED DFCS BITE GRP 49 LAND VERIFY TEST IAW AMM 22-11-00 AND HGS SYS TEST IAW AMM 34-36-00, ALL TESTS PASSED.