Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 20, 2021
Submitted
July 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
45,115 hours, 13,337 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
H504B
Part serial
D7808
Condition
Faulted
Location
Aileron Position
Part time
59,357 hours, 23,732 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UNABLE TO COMPLETE TC 782223000 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION FUNCTION CHECK, DUE TO FAILURE OF DFCS BITE LIBRARY NUMBER 60.31 AUTO PILOT B AILERON SENSOR 2 FAULT MSG 22-11146 (J18-K13) AND (J1B-H13) AND MSG 22-11340 R AILERON SENSOR EXC INV. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON POS SENSOR. FAILS LRU REPLACEMENT TEST. FOUND R/H AILERON IS OUT OF RIG, CONTROL SURFACE IS TOO LOW REF B737-800 AMM 27-11-00-820-805 STEP 6.F.(1)(R). ADJUSTED R/H AILERON WING CABLES ABSA & ABSB REF AMM 27-11-00-820-801. AILERON SENSOR TEST PASSED REF AMM 22-11-29. ACCOMPLISHED ROLL POS SENSOR TEST REF AMM 22-11-29, TEST PASSED. LAND VERIFY TEST PASSED. AUTOPILOT B OPS TEST PASSED REF AMM 22-11-00.