Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 19, 2019
Submitted
November 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35188
Aircraft time
47,548 hours, 14,246 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
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

FO WAS MASTER FD/ AUTOPILOT ON TAKEOFF. FD DIDN'T APPEAR. ATTEMPT TO CYCLE BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS TO RESET SYSTEM. FO FD REMAINED STOWED. AFTER CLIMBING TO A SAFE ALT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE B AUTOPILOT. UNABLE. SELECTED A CHANNEL OPERATED NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-800 FIM 27-32 TASK 804. FOUND PUSHED PIN ON CONNECTOR D3693B POS E6. SECURED/VERIFIED PIN E6 OF D3693B LOCKED, INSTALLED RT ADIRU. DFCS CURRENT STATUS STILL FAULT FCC B NO ADIRU DATA PLUS SMYD 2 CURRENT STATUS SAME FAULT. REF B737-800 WDM 34-21-23 FOUND A SHORT TO GROUND ON PIN E6 CONN D3693B R-ADIRU. AFTER ISOLATING FOUND SHORT TO GROUND BETWEEN E3-2 SHELF CONN D43263P PIN B15 AND E5-2 SHELF CONN D45263J PIN B15. REPLACED W5463-2017R/B-24 FROM D43263P TO OVERHEAD CEILING JUST AFT OF BHD 396 USING SHIELD SPLICE ASSY REF SWPM 20-30-12 AND TERMINATED PER SWPM 20-74-11. ACCOMPLISHED LAND VERIFY TEST REF AMM 22-11-00-700-801. ALL TESTS PASSED. ACCOMPLISHED LRU REPLACEMENT TEST FOR LRRA REF FIM 22-11 TASK 802. ALL TESTS PASSED.