Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 30, 2021
Submitted
July 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44105
Aircraft time
22,218 hours, 7,134 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4082260939
Part serial
02263940
Condition
Faulted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
67,272 hours, 25,869 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AUTOPILOT A DISCONNECTED TWO TIME, 30 MINUTES APART. SMOOTH AIR, IN TRIM, RE-ENGAGED OK. SWITCHED TO AUTOPILOT B FOR REMAINDER OF TRIP WITH NO ISSUES. GROUNDED - YES. OPENED & TAGGED 9 C/B, REMOVED & REPLACED MCP, REMOVED TAGS & RESET 9 C/B, PERFORMED LRU REPLACEMENT TEST 22-11-34/501, LAND VERIFY TEST 22-11-00/201, ALL REQUIRED TEST PASSED, MEL 22-1F & MEL 22-99B CLEARED, PLACARD REMOVED, SEAMC FELIX NOTIFIED.