Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 5, 2022
Submitted
August 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41727
Aircraft time
22,966 hours, 7,214 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Faulty
Location
Unknown
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

ON CLIMB OUT THROUGH NFL280 VNAV DISCONNECTED. WE RECEIVED "VNAV INVALID PERF" MESSAGE ON FMC. AFTER RE-ENTERING THE COST INDEX VNAV RETURNED TO NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS BITE REF B737-900 FIM 22-11 TASK 801 CNL A & B FAULTED LAST LEG 22-11822. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 22-11 TASK 811 DFCS CURRENT STATUS PASSED NO FAULTS. ACCOMPLISHED FMC BITE NO LAST LEG FAULTS OR FAULT HISTORY IN BITE A & B REF FIM 34-61 TASK 8010.