What was found
MCP AUTOPILOT B ENGAGE SWITCH INTERNAL LIGHT PARTIALLY INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW MCP. PERFORMED MCP OPS TEST, IAW AMM 22-11-34/501. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2016
- Submitted
- August 2, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N557AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35176
- Aircraft time
- 38,912 hours, 11,471 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Control Panel
- Part number
- 8221567102
- Part serial
- 16D331
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Autopilot
- Part time
- 35,123 hours, 11,799 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.