Service difficulty report · Knob · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 9, 2017
Submitted
June 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35184
Aircraft time
39,006 hours, 11,965 cycles
Part
Knob
Condition
Loose
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

HEADING SELECT KNOB WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT CHANGE DIGITS. MOVING OR PUSHING AND PULLING ON THE SELECTOR KNOB WILL START IT WORKING AGAIN. ACFT GROUNDED. HEADING KNOB ON MCP WAS SLIGHTLY LOOSE. TIGHTENED THE TWO SET SCREWS ON KNOB USING ALLEN WRENCH. KNOB OPS. NORMAL IAW AMM 22-11-34.