Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 22, 2018
Submitted
December 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44105
Aircraft time
13,801 hours, 4,621 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
B System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB ABOVE FL240 AP "B" HAD DIFFICULTY HOLDING THE SELECTED AIRSPEED. SEEMS TO OVER COMPENSATE FOR CORRECTIONS. AP "A" SEEMED TO WORK FINE. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED FMC BITE REF B737-900 FIM 34-61 TASK 801. FOUND DFCS TARGET AIRSPEED SSM MESSAGE. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 34-61 TASK 825 & DFCS BITE FIM 22-11 TASK 801. DFCS BITE RETURNS NO FAULTS. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 22-32 TASK 803. TEST RESULTS SATISFACTORY.