Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 3, 2022
Submitted
May 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
29,538 hours, 9,440 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Part number
8221567102
Part serial
16XYMM
Condition
Faulty
Location
Flight Compartme
Part time
5,016 hours, 15,385 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TWO SEPARATE TIMES A/S WINDOW ON MCP FROZE UP AND COULD NOT TURN AND CHANGE SPEED. ON CLIMB OUT, STUCK AT 315 THEN EVENTUALLY WAS MOVEABLE . AGAIN ON APP STUCK AT 190. HAD TO SELECT VNAV TO SET SPEED BUG. GROUNDED - YES. MCP CHANGE AND ALL TESTS PASSED. REF B737-900 AMM 22-11-34-400-801 / REF ASA L/P 60317195.