Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
May 10, 2022
Submitted
May 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
44098
Aircraft time
419 hours, 116 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
158300101
Part serial
42874
Condition
Faulty
Location
Left Mlg Wheel W
Part time
427 hours, 118 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT B DISENGAGED APPROX 3 HOURS 25 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT CRUISE ALT. UPON REENGAGEMENT, AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY ROLLS LEFT THEN AUTOPILOT DISENGAGES. AUTOPILOT A WORKS NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. FAULT HISTORY SHOWS A/P DISC TWICE ON LEG 4 AT FL350. MSG 22-11505, AIL ACT 2. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS LIB TEST 21 AIL CH B AND 10 FCC, ALL TEST PASS REF B737-9 IFIM 22-11-00-810-831. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUTOPILOT AILERON ACTUATOR B, REF B737-9 AMM 22-11-25-000/400-801. GROUND VERIFICATION PASS. ALL LLM TEST PASS REF AMM 22-11-25-820-801.

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