Service difficulty report · Computer · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 15, 2021
Submitted
April 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41702
Aircraft time
25,318 hours, 8,181 cycles
Part
Computer
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Autopilot
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" WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED. GROUNDED - YES. TASK CARD COMPLIED WITH PERFORMED DFCS BITE TEST REF B737-900 FIM 22-11 TASK 801. FOUND NO FAULT MESSAGES AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED DFCS BITE TEST QUICK TEST (GROUP 10) AND AUTO PILOT (GROUP 11). ALL SYSTEM TEST PASSED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. AS A PRECAUTION PERFORMED FCC EXCHANGE CHECK PER FIM 22-11 TASK 820. REPERFORMED DFCS BITE. SYS TEST PASSED WITH NO FAULT MESSAGES NOTED AS WELL. REVERSED FCC A AND B COMPUTER TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION, PER FIM 22-11 TASK 820. SUSPECTED INTERMITTEN FAULT. DUE TO NO AC HISTORY IN THE LAST 30 DAYS AND NO FAULTS FOUND. AC GOOD FOR SERVICE. PERFORMED LLM AUTO LAND TEST PER B737-900 AMM 22-11-00/201. SYS TEST PASSED, NO FAULTS NOTED, CAT III RESTORED.