Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 25, 2022
Submitted
June 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35091
Aircraft time
58,045 hours, 17,116 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Warning Light
Stage of operation
CR
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

LIGHTS ON VNAV MODE SELECTOR SWITCH ON MODE CONTROL PANEL (MCP) INTERMITTENTLY AND REPEATEDLY ILLUMINATED OFF FOR UP TO FIVE(5) - TEN(10) SECONDS AND THEN BACK ON WITH VNAV CONTINUOUSLY SELECTED, IN FLIGHT, ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT. MCP "IAS/MACH WINDOW REMAINED CLOSED AND "VNAV PTH" REMAINED INDICATED ON FLIGHT MODE ANNUNCIATOR PORTION OF PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAYS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED MCP IAW B737-800 AMM 22-11-34.