Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 15, 2021
Submitted
September 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41734
Aircraft time
31,498 hours, 10,136 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4082260939
Part serial
34094531
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Autopilot
Part time
31 hours, 10 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CURISE AT FL 370 WITH AUTOPILOT "B" ENGAGED AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED, F/O'S FLT DIRECTOR DISAPPEARED AND F/O'S HEADING BUG WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MCP INPUTS.. CAPT'S SIDE AND "A" AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED DFCS MODE CONTROL B737-900 AMM 22-11-34. PULLED & RESET 9 ASSOCIATED C.B. PATCHED IN COAXIAL SWITCH RELAY 315 REF AMM 34-31-72. NO HELP REQUIRES FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. PULLED & RESET 9 TOTAL C/BS, RESET ENGAGE C/BS LAST. BOTH CAPT & F/O VOR & LOC/GS OPS CK NML USING IFR4000 RAMP TESTER & LAX AIRPORT FREQUENCIES. ACCOMPLISHED MCP LRU REPLACEMENT TEST (GP 32) REF AMM 22-11-34, DFCS LAND VERIFY TEST (GP 49) REF AMM 22-11-00 & HGS SYSTEM TEST REF SMM 34-36-00, OPS CK NML. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FROM MCT DEFERRAL, C/N 15024419. REF L/P 60294551 FOR A/C APPROACH SURVEY.