Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 4, 2016
Submitted
April 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35193
Aircraft time
28,856 hours, 8,698 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

AFTER SWITCHING FROM AUTOPILOT A TO B, AUTOPILOT B DISENGAGED AFTER 5 SECONDS. NEITHER AUTOPILOT WOULD RE-ENGAGE IN CMD OR CWS AFTER AUTOPILOT A & B INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED DFCS BITE PROCEDURE IAW FIM 22-11-TASK 801, FOUND FAULT CODE 22-11127, CHANNEL A ELEVATOR ACTUATOR PRESSURE LCL INV. PERFORMED FCC EXCHANGE IAW FIM 22-11, TASK 820, BOTH FCC INSTALLATION TEST PASSED. IAW FIM 22-13-TASK 806, FAULT DEEMED INTERMITTENT. SWAPPED FCC BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITIONS AND ALL TEST PASSED, REF AMM 22-11-33. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.