Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 7, 2016
Submitted
July 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35184
Aircraft time
35,723 hours, 11,018 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
A System
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE, IN SMOOTH AIR AT FL 340. THE "CMD A" AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY RE-ENGAGED AND WORKED NORMALLY UNTIL IT DISENGAGED AGAIN DESCENDING THROUGH FL 300 AT 280 KTS. IT WAS RE-ENGAGED NORMALLY. WE FLEW THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT ON THE "CMD B" AUTOPILOT WHICH OPERATED NORMALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. FLIGHT FAULT REVIEW OF LEG 02 SHOWED VNAV PATH & LNAV ENG MCP DATA INVALID. CURRENT STATUS: NO FAULTS. PERFORMED MCP BITE TEST GROUP 32, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED LAND VERIFY BITE TEST GROUP 49 IAW AMM 22-00-01-730-801. NO DEFECTS NOTED.