Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 18, 2023
Submitted
February 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
51,766 hours, 15,233 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
91238071
Condition
Faulty
Location
Junction Box J4
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL340, AUTOPILOT B DISCONNECTED, COMPLIED WITH QRH, WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED, TRIED AUTOPILOT A AND IT DISCONNECTED AS WELL, AND WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED. THEN NEITHER AUTO PILOT WOULD ENGAGE AT ALL. NO OTHER ANORMALIES, NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. FLIGHT DIRECTORS AND AUTO THROTTLES WORKED NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. INITIAL T/S FOUND MAINT MSG 22-11176 STAB TRIM MAIN ELEC FAULT, REF B737-800 FIM 22-13 TASK 818, REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN ELEC STAB TRIM RELAY, R64, PERFORMED REPAIR CONFIRMATION REF B737-800 AMM 22-11-00-740-806, RUN SELECT LIBRARY TEST SPEED/STAB TRIM 32 PASSED. PERFORMED LAND VERIFY SUCCESSFUL REF AMM 22-11-00, AUTOPILOT A+B OK FOR SERVICE, CABIN PRESSURE LEAK TEST SUCCESSFUL.