Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 7, 2021
Submitted
March 11, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41728
Aircraft time
18,881 hours, 5,982 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Faulted
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 WILL NOT ENGAGE. GROUNDED - YES. DFCS A F.F.R. SHOWED FOUND FAULT LOGGED ON ONLY 1 FLT LEG. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM 22-13 TASK 804, INITIAL EVALUATION TEST, AILERON TEST 20.31 GOOD NUMEROUS TIMES. PERFORMED LAND VERIFY BITE #49 , PASS WITH NO FAULTS.