Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 4, 2004
Submitted
January 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22651
Aircraft time
63,408 hours, 51,355 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, S
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, WHEN AUTOPILOT-B ENGAGED A/C BANKED HARD RT PAST 30 DEGREES. REATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE AUTOPILOT-B SAME RESULTS. AS SOON AS AUTOPILOT-B ENGAGED CONTROL WHEEL STEERING INDICATED ROLL RT, AUTOPILOT-A NORMAL. MAINT TROUBLESHOT AUTOPILOT SYS, B-SYS GOES HARD RT REGARDLESS OF MODE INPUTS, BITE TEST DID NOT REVEAL A FAILED COMPONENT. RANG OUT WIRING BETWEEN TRANSFER VALVE AND AUTOPILOT AILERON CONTROL ACTUATORS, ACTUATOR-B PINS INDICATE OPEN BETWEEN PINS 7 & 8, ALL OTHER ACTUATORS CHECKED GOOD. PARTS ORDERED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AUTOPILOT AILERON CONTROL ACTUATOR IAW BMM 22-011-012-4, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.