Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 28, 2019
Submitted
July 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44108
Aircraft time
15,068 hours, 4,811 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4082260939
Part serial
99081852
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
62,476 hours, 28,843 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT A DISENGAGED DURING CRUISE 2 TIMES - NO OTHER ANOMALIES - RE-ENGAGED. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND NUMEROUS MCP FAULTS ON A AND B AUTOPILOT FLIGHT LEGS 2 AND 5. REMOVED AND REPLACED MCP PER AMM 22-11-34. LAND VERIFY TEST PASSED PER AMM 22-11-00. MCP INSTALLATION TEST PASSED PER AMM 22-11-34. DFCS LRU REPLACEMENT TEST PASSED PER AMM 22-11-34. ETOPS REPAIR CONFIRMATION SUCCESSFUL.