Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 27, 2021
Submitted
July 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35201
Aircraft time
38,914 hours, 11,262 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
4082260939
Part serial
96091013
Condition
Faulted
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
67,091 hours, 27,976 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLIMBING THRU FL 300. AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED AND UNABLE TO RE-ENGAGE. AUTOPILOT B ENGAGED OK. LATER IN FLIGHT WAS ABLE TO RE-ENGAGE AUTOPILOT A. GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED THE DFCS MCP PER B737-800 AMM 22-11-34/401. OP CHECKS REQUIRED. OPS CHECK OF MODE CONT PNL GOOD. ALL LLM TEST PASS REF AMM 22-11-34.