Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 25, 2016
Submitted
March 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
34,797 hours, 10,393 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
ZR2A
Part serial
H2343
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot
Part time
34,829 hours, 10,402 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

AUTOPILOT "A" BEGAN OSCILLATING UP AND DOWN 30' AT CRUISE. FL360 SAT-53C 265 KTS .798 MACH. TRIM WHEEL MOVED CONTINUOUSLY FORWARD AND AFT. SELECTED AUTOPILOT B AND OSCILLATING STOPPED. RE-SELECTED AUTOPILOT A AND OSCILLATIONS CONTINUED. SWITCHED BACK TO AUTOPILOT B AND NO OSCILLATIONS. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED DEFECT, STABILIZER TRIM SENSOR A READS 0.00 VAC AT ALL STAB POSITIONS. R AND R STABILIZER POSITION SENSOR A IAW AMM 22-11-31-000-801, 22-11-31-400-801. PERFORMED STABILIZER POSITION SENSOR ADJUSTMENT IAW AMM 22-11-31-820-801 AND DFCS GROUP 44, STAB SENSOR LRU REPLACEMENT, TEST IAW AMM 22-11-31-710-801. ALL TESTS PASSED. PERFORMED FULL DFCS GROUP NR 60, BITE LIBRARY TEST, IAW AMM 22-11-00-740-806, DFCS GROUP NR 49, LAND VERIFY, TEST IAW AMM 22-11-00-700-801, AUTOTHROTTLE OPS TEST IAW AMM 22-31-00-710-801, AND HGS SYSTEM TEST IAW HGS AMM 34-36-00. ALL TESTS PASSED. ACFT IS QUALIFIED FOR CAT IIIA AUTOLAND AND HGS OPS AND STATUS PLACARD REFLECTS SAME.