Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 20, 2020
Submitted
April 1, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
50,816 hours, 15,084 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
158300101
Part serial
18073
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
50,929 hours, 15,112 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT B WILL NOT CONNECT. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEV A/P B ACTUATOR REF B737-800 AMM 22-11-26. LEAK CHECK GOOD. AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR ACTUATOR ADJUSTMENT AND TEST PASSED REF AMM 22-11-216-820-801. NO ADJUSTMENTS MADE. AUROPILOT ELEVATOR ACTUATOR TEST GOOD REF AMM 22-11-26-710-801. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEV A/P B ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC SWITCH REF AMM 22-11-40. INSTALLATION TEST GOOD. ALL LLM TESTS PASSED REF EXTENDED MAINT BITE GROUP #60 AMM 22-11-26/501.