Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 14, 2018
Submitted
December 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
40,277 hours, 12,273 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
SW43896
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

"A" AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE BY USING THE AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE SWITCH ON CAPT'S YOKE. GROUNDED - YES. DUE TO HISTORY, REPLACED CAPT'S AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE SWITCH AFTER VERIFYING IT WAS INOP, REF AMM 22-11-41. INSTALLATION TEST SUCCESSFUL. ACCOMPLISHED AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE SW INSTALLATION TEST, OPS NML REF AMM 22-11-41-400-80. ACCOMPLISHED LAND VERIFY TEST, GRP BITE 49, ALL TEST PASSED REF AMM TASK 22-11-00 TASK 801.