Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 22, 2020
Submitted
September 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40715
Aircraft time
20,333 hours, 6,464 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
158300101
Part serial
31755
Condition
Faulted
Location
Autopilot
Part time
20,366 hours, 6,476 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

AUTOPILOT "A" WOULD NOT REMAIN ENGAGED 3 ATTEMPTS. GROUNDED-YES. REMOVED "A" AUTOPILOT AILERON ACTUATOR, PER B737-900 AMM 22-11-25-000-801. PERFORMED AUTOPILOT AILERON ACTUATOR LINKAGE INSPECTION, PER AMM 22-11-25-200-801, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED "A" AUTOPILOT ACTUATOR, PER AMM 22-11-25-400-801. REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON POSITION SENSOR, PER AMM 22-11-29-000-801/AMM 22-11-29-400-801. ADJUSTMENT AND TEST CHECKS GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED AMM TASK 22-11-29-400-801 STEP G (1) LLM MAINTENANCE TEST AILERON POSITION SENSOR TEST, TEST GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED AMM 22-11-25-400-801 STEP I(1) (A)1) LLM MAINTENANCE TEST FOR AUTOPILOT AILERON ACTUATOR, TEST PASSED. NO FAULTS FOUND. GROUND VERIFICATION ACCOMPLISHED.