Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 20, 2018
Submitted
January 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
41,511 hours, 12,377 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8221567102
Part serial
160VNT
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
32,675 hours, 12,350 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

AIRSPEED NUMBER IN IAS/MACH WINDOW FROZE, KNOB WOULD TURN BUT THE AIRSPEED NUMBER AND AIRSPEED BUGS WOULD NOT CHANGE. THE PROBLEM OCCURED ON DESCENT IN KSEA WHEN CHANGING FROM VNAV TO LVL CHNG. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED BY RETURNING TO VNAV. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED ALT DEACTIV PROC 05-07-07 TABLE 3 ITEM 1 REMOVED AND REPLACED DFCS MODE CONTROL PANEL OPS CHECK GOOD REF AMM 22-11-34.