Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 9, 2021
Submitted
January 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44107
Aircraft time
20,428 hours, 6,548 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
158300101
Part serial
32320
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
20,457 hours, 6,557 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

A/P #A DISENGAGES AFTER 5 SECONDS TRIED 3 TIMES. A/P B WORKS OK. GROUNDED - YES. A/P "A" HAS CHAN-A AIL SYNC INV <4 SEC FAULT MSG 22-11189. NO FAULTS ON A/P "B". REPLACED THE "A" AILERON AUTOPILOT ACTUATOR PER B737-900 AMM 22-11-25/401. OP-CHECKS GOOD. DURING THE TESTING, FOUND THE AILERON POSITION SENSOR OUT OF RIG. ADJUSTED PER AMM 22-11-29-820-801.