Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 22, 2019
Submitted
October 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
23,774 hours, 7,694 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

AT FL 340 DURING CRUISE, A SINGLE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT HAPPENED ON CMD "A". AUTOPILOT WAS RE-EMGAGED PM "A" SIDE AND DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-900 FIM 22-11 TASK 801. DFCS BITE FOUND MSG 22-11208 AND 22-11607 IN LEG 1 HISTORY. COMPLETED LRU TESTS 20.00 AND 20.32. ALL TESTS PASS. NO CURRENT FAULTS. INTERMITTENT FAULT. AUTOPILOT OK FOR SERVICE.