Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 10, 2021
Submitted
July 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
49,606 hours, 14,974 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8221567102
Part serial
40LD8C
Condition
Faulted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
28,068 hours, 8,227 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER T/O LOUD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM MCP PANEL. RAPID CLICKING LASTED APPROX 2MIN. AUTO PILOT B & AUTO THROTTLE ON. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. TURNED OFF AUTO B & AUTO THROTTLE, LATER CLICKING RETURNED BUT MUCH SLOWER, LASTED COUPLE MINUTES. THEN RETURNED W/ RAPID CLICKING, NO SMOKE OR ELECTRICAL SMELL AT ANYTIME. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION TIME 29 MINUTES - REMOVED AND REPLACED MCP REF B737-800 AMM 22-11-34. OPS NORMAL. REF AMM 22-11-34. LLM TEST ACCOMPLISHED REF AMM 22-11-00. CHECKS GOOD. A/C REMAINS CAT IIIA, HGS QUALIFIED.