Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 9, 2016
Submitted
August 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35686
Aircraft time
33,517 hours, 10,137 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Disconnected
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

AT ALTITUDE LEVEL FLIGHT, FL 350, STEADY STATE FLIGHT CONDITIONS, AUTOPILOT A DISCONNECTED FOR NO REASON. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED DFCS BITE CURRENT STATUS AND FLIGHT HISTORY FAULT REVIEW, REF FIM 22-11, TASK 801. NO CURRENT FAULTS FOUND. FOUND AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT FAULT FOR CHANNEL-A, ALT HOLD, LNAV ENGINE MCP DATA INV MESSAGE 22-11607. 1 OCCURRENCE. PERFORMED LRU TEST FOR GROUP 20.00. NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED EXTENDED MAINTENANCE TESTS GROUP 70.00, IAW FIM 22-11, TASK 817. NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED LAND VERIFY LIBRARY BITE TEST, IAW AMM 22-11-00/201, AND HGS SYS TEST, IAW SMM 34-36-00. NO FAULTS FOUND, IAW AMM 22-00-01.