Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 7, 2016
Submitted
August 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
37,489 hours, 11,297 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8221567102
Part serial
17YY1G
Condition
Failed
Location
Altitude
Part time
22,102 hours, 7,152 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 ALTITUDE SELECTORS IS NOT WORKING PROPER AND CHANGING ALTITUDE ON ITS OWN. DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE SELECTIONS. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS BITE TEST, NO FAULTS LOGGED. REMOVED & REPLACED DFCS MCP AS A PRECAUTION, IAW AMM 22-11-34/401. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS LRU INTERFACE TEST FOR MCP, IAW AMM 22-11-34/501 (GP 32), DFCS LAND VERIFY TEST, IAW AMM 22-11-00/201 (GP 49), AND HGS SYSTEM/SENSOR TEST, IAW SMM 34-36-00, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT LWMP STATUS REMAINS UPGRADED AT CAT3A AUTOLAND & HGS, CAT STATUS SCREW REFLECT SAME.