Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 17, 2020
Submitted
September 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40715
Aircraft time
20,290 hours, 6,451 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
211C223527
Part serial
T0115474C
Condition
Failed
Location
Aileron Actuator
Part time
20,322 hours, 6,460 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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' INOP, DISENGAGES AFTER A FEW SECONDS. GROUNDED-YES. PERFORMED DFCS BITE, PER B737-900 FIM 22-11 TASK 801. FAULT HISTORY, A CHANNEL HAS 2 FAULTS 22-11189 AIL SYNC INV >4 SEC AND 22-11147 AIL PRESS SW-1. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUTO PILOT AILERON ACTUATOR `A` PRESSURE SWITCH, REF B737-900 AMM 22-11-40. OPS TEST NML. IN ADDITION, ACCOMPLISHED DFCS ALL LIBRARY TESTS, REF AMM 22-11-00/501, ALL TESTS PASSED.