Service difficulty report · Computer · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 9, 2019
Submitted
March 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36355
Aircraft time
20,383 hours, 6,695 cycles
Part
Computer
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
3,441 hours, 1,217 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT B WILL NOT ENGAGE IN FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. DFCS FAULT REVIEW SHOWS NUMEROUS FAULT MSG #22-11340 (CH-B R SNSR EXC INV) & MSG #22-11338 (CH-B P SNSR EXC INV). ACCOMPLISHED FIM 22-16 TASK 829 & FIM 22-16 TASK 828. GVI FCC -B INTLK CB'S & CHECKED POWER WITH FLUKE, NO FAULTS NOTED. REMOVED & REPLACED FCC B (M1876) AS PRECAUTIONARY REF AMM 22-11-33. ACCOMPLISHED LRU REPLACEMENT TEST (GP 35) REF AMM 22-11-33/401, DFCS LAND VERIFY TEST (GP 49) REF AMM 22-11-00/201 & HGS SYSTEM TEST REF SMM 34-36-00, OPS CK NML. ALSO, ACCOMPLISHED FCC OPS SOFTWARE CROSSLOAD REF AMM 22-11-33-470-804. VERIFIED CORRECT SOFTWARES BOTH FCC'S.