Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 4, 2020
Submitted
February 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36354
Aircraft time
24,148 hours, 7,725 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER AUTO PILOT "A" WAS ENGAGED SPEED TRIM FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS SPEED TRIM FAIL LIGHT EXTINGUISHED LESS THEN 60 SECONDS ELAPSED AND STAB OUT OF TRIM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE FOLLOWED PROCEDURE IN QRH. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION TIME 52 MINUTES. FOUND P18-1, C2 C/B OUT. PERFORMED GVI BEHIND PANEL AND RELEVANT WIRING. NO DEFECT NOTED. REF B737-900 AMM 20-60-01. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED CONNECTORS D700 AND D381 AFTER ACCOMPLISHING GVI AND CONNECTOR CLEANING. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REF B737-900 WDM 27-41-12-5. RESET P18-1, C2 C/B. PERFORMED STAB TRIM MOTOR TEST. TEST PASSED; FULL LENGTH OF TRAVEL OK. REF AMM 22-11-81 AND AMM 27-41-71.