Service difficulty report · Keyboard · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 7, 2019
Submitted
January 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36350
Aircraft time
13,616 hours, 4,508 cycles
Part
Keyboard
Part number
17694406
Condition
Worn
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

PILOT 6L AND F/O 6R MCDU BUTTONS WORN. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR PER ASA EA 900ER-34EA-21138. REMOVED LEFT SIDE FMC CDU KEYPAD AND INSTALLED NEW KEY PAD REF AMM 34-61-01-000-801. PERFORMED OPS TEST PER SAME. SYS CKS NML. PLT REMAINS OPEN DUE TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RIGHT SIDE FMC MCDU.