Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 8, 2018
Submitted
March 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44107
Aircraft time
9,961 hours, 3,335 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Flt Director
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING PREFLIGHT THE FIRST OFFICERS FD FLIGHT DIRECTOR OFF FLAG REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 22-15/816, CYCLED ACFT POWER, FAULT DID NOT REOCCUR. FOUND TO BE AN INTERMITTENT FAULT. NO FAULT MESSAGE AFTER DFCS BITE.