Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 21, 2021
Submitted
July 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60580
Aircraft time
23,523 hours, 7,389 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8221567102
Part serial
1RDWR
Condition
Locked
Location
Flight Deck
Part time
53,721 hours, 17,060 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

REPEAT WRITE UP. ON DESCENT INTO KSAN, MODE CONTROL PANEL LOCKED UP. STARTED QRH. USE CAPTAINS EMERGENCY AUTH TO DISCONTINUE QRH BELOW 10000 FEET. WEATHER AT DEST, KSAN VFR. CONTROL PANEL INDICATED 50,000 FEET SOME OF WINDOW. COURSE, IAS/ MACH, HEADING WORKED. F/O'S COURSE WINDOW BLANKED VERT SPEED WORKED SOMETIMES. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED DFCS MODE CONTROL PANEL PER B737-900 AMM 22-11-34. GROUND VERIFICATION TESTS PASSED.