Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 21, 2021
Submitted
January 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
19,601 hours, 6,246 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
211C223527
Part serial
T019509C
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Autopilot
Part time
19,615 hours, 6,252 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

"B" AUTOPILOT (NR 2) WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. GROUNDED-YES. PERFORMED DFCS B FAULT REVIEW FOR A/P DISCONNECTS. LEG 5 SHOWS 1 OCCURRENCE OF 22-11149 - LNAV ENG AIL ACT PRESS LCL INV/ LRU:AIL PRESS SW-2, LEG 9 SHOWS SAME/3 OCCURRENCES. NO OTHER DISCONNECT FAULTS PRESENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON AUTOPILOT ACTUATOR-B HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH, REF B737-900 FIM 22-13 TASK 805 AND B737-900 AMM 22-11-40. ALL TESTS PASS. ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. PERFORMED LAND VERIFY TEST AND HGS SYSTEM TEST TO RESTART 30 DAY IN USE, REF AMM 22-00-01-730-807 AND 808. ALL TESTS PASS. APPROACH SURVEY ACCOMPLISHED/TRAX.