Service difficulty report · Computer · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 5, 2016
Submitted
March 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43293
Aircraft time
9,035 hours, 2,927 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
8221604102
Part serial
41GXP4
Condition
Failed
Location
Flt Control
Part time
9,041 hours, 2,931 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

UNCOMMANDED REVERSION TO CWS WITH AUTOPILOT ON AND ACFT LEVEL AT FL340. NO AUDIBLE OR VISUAL WARNING OTHER THAN FMA INDICATING, ALT HOLD AND CWS R. B AUTOPILOT STILL ENGAGED IN "CMD". RE-ENGAGED LNAV AND YNAV WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED DFCS FAULT REVIEW BY FLIGHT DECK EFFECT, 4 OCCURRENCES OF MODE REVERSION WERE LOGGED, FAULT MSG 22-11822 FOR ALL OCCURRENCES. T/S IAW FIM 22-11, TASK 811. DFCS BITE PASSED. REMOVED SN 41GXP4 AND INSTALLED SN 17HG28. OPS CHECKS GOOD.