Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
March 17, 2006
Submitted
March 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
32742
Aircraft time
775 hours, 425 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8221567101
Part serial
19CMK
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt
Part time
4,131 hours, 2,353 cycles
Component
Control Panel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AC AIR TURNED BACK DUE TO LOSS OF FLIGHT DIRECTOR BARS, AIRSPEEDS IN THE OB DEU DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF SEGMENT. OPERATION MODES IN THE LT FMA WERE LOST WITH INDICATION OF -D, CWS, P/A, A-. ATS WITHOUT SPEED AND THRUST CONTROL, INDICATING, ATS LIMIT DURING DESCENT AND APPROACH THE INDICATION OF SPEEDS AND DIRECTOR BARS APPEARED OCCASIONALLY. TRANSFER WAS ATTEMPTED BUT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE FIM 22-11 TASK 801 WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE FOLLOWING CODES APPEARED 22-11612, 22-11822, 22-11071, 22-11034 AND 22-11210, AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK MODE CONTROL PANEL WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED, OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION, BEING ALL CORRECT.