Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 11, 2021
Submitted
October 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41703
Aircraft time
26,308 hours, 8,364 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
158300101
Part serial
30351
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Auto Pilot
Part time
26,322 hours, 8,369 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

"B" AUTOPILOT WILL NOT ENGAGE A CRUISE. GROUNDED - YES. DFCS FAULT REVIEW SHOWED FAULT 22-11149 "AIL PRESS SW-2" AND DFCS LIBRARY TEST #31 SHOWED CONSISTENT FAIL WITH FAULT 22-11144 "AIL DETENT SOLENOID-2". REMOVED AND REPLACED AUTOPILOT B AILERON ACTUATOR PER B737-900 AMM 22-11-25-000-801/AMM 22-11-25-400-801. REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON ACTUATOR B PRESSURE SWITCH PER AMM 22-11-40-000-801/AMM 22-11-40-400-801. ACCOMPLISHED AILERON ACTUATOR ADJUSTMENT PER AMM 22-11-25-820-801 AND DFCS LIBRARY TEST #31 PER AMM 22-11-25-710-801 - ALL TESTS PASS.