Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 20, 2016
Submitted
March 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
29,948 hours, 9,149 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4082260939
Part serial
98031336
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
43,454 hours, 22,588 cycles
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

MCP PANEL BACKLIGHTING MAKES DIFFICULT TO SEE DIGITS, ESPECIALLY ALTITUDE SETTING. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R DFCS MODE CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM 22-11-34. SYS OPS CHECKS NORMAL IAW SAME, GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. DFCS BITE GROUP NR 32 & 49 AND HGS SENSOR TEST IAW AMM 34-36-00 PASS, ACFT REMAINS CAT III AUTOLAND/HGS.