What was found
AUTOPILOT CMD A BACK LIGHT INOPERATIVE. AUTO PILOT A OPERATED NORMALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED THE FAULT. REPLACED THE MCP IAW AMM 22-11-34/401. THE NEW MCP OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2018
- Submitted
- March 9, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N516AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 39044
- Aircraft time
- 35,285 hours, 10,744 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Control Panel
- Part number
- 4082260939
- Part serial
- 98121598
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Autopilot
- Part time
- 59,421 hours, 25,914 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.