Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 31, 2019
Submitted
April 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
21,567 hours, 7,069 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AP #1 (AUTOPILOT A) DISENGAGED TWICE WHILE AT CRUISE (FL350) WITHOUT ANY PILOT INPUT OF ANY KIND. THERE WAS NO TURBULENCE WHEN THE DISCONNECT OCCURRED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED DFCS BITE AND FOUND NO CURRENT FAULTS PER B737-900 FIM 22-11 TASK 801. FOUND DIFFERENT FAULT CODES IN FAULT HISTORY. RAN LRU TESTS FOR THOSE AND ALL TESTS PASSED. PERFORMED AUTOPILOT GROUP 11 TESTS AND ALL TESTS PASSED FOR BOTH CHANNELS. PERFORMED FIM 22-12 TASK 813 FOR MESSAGE 22-11145. NO FAULTS FOUND. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.