Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 23, 2019
Submitted
June 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
46,756 hours, 13,896 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Captain'S Side
Stage of operation
CR
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

CAPTAIN SIDE AUTOPILOT AUTO-DISENGAGED AT FL 370. WOULD NOT REENGAGE. ALSO LOST LEFT FLIGHT DIRECTOR. CAPTAIN SIDE HEADING BUG STAYED FROZEN ON LAST SELECTED HEADING. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN. RT (FO) SIDE AUTOPILOT FD AND DISPLAY ALL FUNCTION NORMALLY. AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES, EVERYTHING ON CAPTAIN SIDE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED DFCS BITE PER B737-800 FIM 22-11 TASK 801 NO CURRENT FAULTS. LOOKED AT FAULT HISTORY AND FOUND FAULTS FOR FMC AND MCP. PERFORMED MCP TESTS PER FIM 22-11 TASK 803, ALL TESTS PASSED. PERFORMED FMC-1 TESTS PER FIM 22-11 TASK 811 AND ALL TESTS PASSED. PERFORMED ADDITIONAL TEST FOR AUTOPILOT GROUP 11 AND ALL TESTS PASSED. PERFORMED BITE GROUP 70 FOR MCP TESTS. ALL TESTS PASS.