Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 21, 2017
Submitted
May 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35199
Aircraft time
27,267 hours, 8,102 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
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

VERTICAL SPEED FUNCTION OF MCP INOP WHEN A AUTOPILOT IS ENGAGED. ALL OTHER MCP FUNCTIONS OPERATE NORMALLY WITH A AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. ALL FUNCTIONS OPERATE NORMALLY WITH B AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED DFCS MODE CONTROL PANEL TEST. FOUND NO CURRENT FAULTS. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL, REF B737-800 FIM 22-11 TASK 803.