Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 17, 2016
Submitted
August 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41703
Aircraft time
7,420 hours, 2,429 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8221567102
Part serial
177H56
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
28,666 hours, 8,994 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

A/P A WILL NOT ENGAGE. ACFT GROUNDED. DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. REF FIM TASK 22-11-00-810-801. DIGITAL FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, DFCS, BITE PROCEDURE FOUND FAULTS 22-11625 AND 22-11626. MCP PANEL FAULTS. ABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW DFCS MCP PANEL, REF AMM 22-11-34. PERFORMED MCP INSTALL TEST, REF AMM 22-11-34. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL.