Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 8, 2017
Submitted
August 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
39,865 hours, 11,819 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

"A" AUTO PILOT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN CMD A. "B" AUTO PILOT WORKS NORMALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DEFECT, DFCS BITE IAW FIM 22-11 TASK 801 SHOWED FAULTS 22-11281 A/P DISC SW INPUT INV. AND 22-11251 AFCS ENGAGE INTERLOCK, EACH LOGGED THREE TIMES ON LEG 16. ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING FOR FAULT 22-11251 IAW FIM 22-13 TASK 821 AND FOR FAULT 22-11281 IAW FIM 22-11, TASK 809 - INITIAL EVALUATION (DFCS BITE) DID NOT CONFIRM FAULTS. PERFORMED DFCS LIBRARY TEST 58 AND LIBRARY TEST 62, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FCC-A ENGAGE INTERLOCK CIRCUIT BREAKER REMAINED CLOSED. PERFORMED DFCS GROUP 49 TEST IAW AMM 22-11-00-700-801 - ALL TESTS PASS.