Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 30, 2016
Submitted
September 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
31,948 hours, 9,772 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4082260939
Part serial
98031328
Condition
Failed
Location
Flight Deck
Part time
60,000 hours, 27,346 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

AUTOPILOT ENGAGE BUTTON LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. REMOVED AND INSTALLED A NEW MCP, IAW AMM 22-11-34. ACCOMPLISHED INSTALL TEST, IAW AMM 22-11-34. ACCOMPLISHED LWMP CHECKLIST DFCS LRU INTERFACE TEST FOR MCP BITE GROUP 32, AMM 22-11-34/501, LAND VERIFY BITE GROUP 49, AMM 22-11-00/201, HGS SENSOR TEST FOR FCC/AT, IAW SMM 34-36-00. ALL TESTS PASSED. ACFT REMAINS CAT IIIA AUTOLAND AND HGS QUALIFIED. STATUS SCREW REFLECTS SAME.