Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 19, 2021
Submitted
August 25, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36356
Aircraft time
18,932 hours, 6,042 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
158300101
Part serial
22950
Condition
Disengaged
Location
Aileron System
Part time
37,750 hours, 11,077 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 DISENGAGED IMMEDIATELY AFTER SELECTION 4 TIMES DURING FLIGHT, AUTOPILOT B OPERATION WAS NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1882673 TASKCARD: N/R-00001 ) REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON ACTUATOR FOR CHANNEL "A" AUTOPILOT IAW B737-900 AMM 22-11-25-000/400-801. PERFORMED AILERON ADJUSTMENT IAW AMM 22-11-25-820-801. ALL AUTOPILOT AILERON RIGGING WITHIN LIMITS. PERFOREMD DFCS LIBRARY 31 IAW AMM 22-11-25-710-801. ALL TESTS PASS. THIS CLEARS MEL 22-1F FOR CHANNEL A AND MEL 22-99B. PLACARDS REMOVED. NO A/C CONFIG CHANGES. 15 CB PULLED, COLLARED, AND RESET PER AMM. SEAMC SCOTT NOTIFIED.