Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 15, 2021
Submitted
August 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
26,701 hours, 8,675 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Faulted
Location
B System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

WITH AUTOPILOT "B" ENGAGED, DESCENDING VIA THE ANJLL4 ARRIVAL IN "VNAV PATH" ON THE FMA, THE AIRPLANE SPED UP AND FLEW BELOW THE 12000' RETRICTION 3.8 NM BEFORE CIRCUS INTERSECTION. AS IT DID SO, THE AUTOPILOT REVERTED TO CWS. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE DESCENT, RE-ENGAGED VNAV AND CONTINUED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. GROUNDED - YES. DFCS FAULT HIST PREV FLT LOGGED MSG22-11822 FMC DATA INV ON CH-B ONLY. REF B737-900 FIM TASK 22-11 TASK 811, DFCS LRU TESTS OK FOR FAULT MSG AND FMCS BITE TESTED GOOD W/O FAULTS PER FIM TASK 34-61 TASK 801.