Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 22, 2016
Submitted
December 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35190
Aircraft time
34,164 hours, 10,470 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
721101A1
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot
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.

What was found

AUTOPILOT B WILL NOT ENGAGE. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND CAPTAIN`S A/P DISCONNECT SWITCH INOPERATIVE. REPLACED CAPTAIN`S A/P DISCONNECT SWITCH. INSTALLATION TEST PASSED FOR BOTH SIDES IAW AMM 22-11-41/401. FCC B REMOVED AND RE-INSTALLED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, INSTALLATION TEST PASSED IAW AMM 22-11-33/401. DFCS LRU INTERFACE TEST FOR FOR FCC BITE GROUP 35 IAW AMM 22-11-33/401, LAND VERIFY TEST BITE GROUP 49 IAW AMM 22-11-00/201, AND HGS SENSOR TEST FOR FCC/AT IAW SMM 34-36-00/501 ALL PASSED. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.