Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 25, 2023
Submitted
March 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
27,259 hours, 8,499 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8221567102
Part serial
17YXYK
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cockpit
Part time
40,431 hours, 13,322 cycles
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, NOTICED THE GREEN DESELECT LIGHT ON THE N1 SWITCH - LOCATED ON THE MCP - WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLASH ON AND OFF. APPEARS VERY DIM WHEN ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED DFCS MODE CONTROL PANEL. REF B737-900 AMM 22-11-34-000-801 AND TEST REF AMM 22-11-34-740-801.