Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 12, 2018
Submitted
January 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36363
Aircraft time
15,130 hours, 4,989 cycles
Part
Warning Light
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

MACH TRIM FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATES WITH MASTER CAUTION RECALL AND EXTINGUISHES WHEN MASTER CAUTION IS RESET. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 22-11 TASK 801, FAULT HISTORY SHOWED FCC-A MACH TRIM 28 VDC FAULT LAST FLIGHT. CURRENT STATUS TEST FAILS MACH TRIM ON A CHANNEL, PASSED ON B CHANNEL. REMOVED MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES, TWO CIRCUIT BREAKERS RESET, COLLARS REMOVED. ACFT CONFIGURATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. PERFORMED FIM 22-11 TASK 801, CURRENT STATUS, MACH TRIM BITES 13.33 AND 60.33. TESTS OPS NORMAL NUMEROUS TIMES. NO HISTORY LAST 90 DAYS PLUS.