Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 3, 2018
Submitted
October 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
40,155 hours, 12,083 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESET ALTITUDE WINDOW ON MCP THE ALTITUDE WINDOW WENT TO 50,000 AND WOULD NOT CHANGE DIAL. ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY. GOT CONTROL OF ALTITUDE WINDOW BACK AFTER RECYCLING FLIGHT DIRECTORS, DID NOT RESET CBS REFERENCES IN MCP LOCKUP CHECKLIST DUE TO WORKLOAD. GROUNDED - YES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT AS SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL, PERFORMED DFCS FLT. FAULT REVIEW LAST FLT LEG LOGGED 22-11066- 11067 AND -11822. ACCOMP DFCS CURRENT STATUS TEST AND ALT ALERT SP 15 TEST, ALL TEST NML. REF FIM 22-11/801. NOTE FMCS BITE CK NML AND NO INFLT FAULT LOGGED ON RELATED LEG REFER FIM 34-61/ 801.