Service difficulty report · Yoke · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 28, 2022
Submitted
August 30, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35107
Aircraft time
52,868 hours, 15,770 cycles
Part
Yoke
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Erratic
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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 ENGAGING AUTO PILOT A ON CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 15500 AFTER A SECOND DELAY THE YOKE KICKED SLIGHTLY WE TURNED OFF THE AUTOPILOT, ENSURED WE WERE IN TRIM REENGAGED AND IT KICKED AGAIN. WHILE CONSULTING WITH THE FODO WE TRIED AUTOPILOT B AND CWS A AND B, ALL KICKED SHORTLY AFTER BEING ENGAGED. AFTER THE KICK THE AUTOPILOT OPERATED NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. C/W BITE CHECK OF DFCS, NO FAULTS NOTED, NO 30 DAY HISTORY A/C OK FOR SERVICE, BITE CHECK PER FIM B737-800 22-11 TASK 801.