Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 2, 2020
Submitted
December 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33286
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31600
Aircraft time
52,535 hours, 18,702 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Localizer
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH KSEA LOC ON CAPT SIDE ID AND LOC INTERMITTENT AND AUTO PILOT DID NOT CAPTURE UPDATE PER CAPT: WITH A/P A ENGAGED AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT INSTEAD OF LEFT TO CAPTURE THE LOCALIZER. LOCALIZER INDICATION ALSO INTERMITTENT ON CAPT SIDE. F/O SIDE WORKS GOOD. REPLACED NR 1 LOCALIZER ANTENNA SWITCH R315 AND ACCOMPLISHED INSTALLATION TEST, PER AMM. LOCALIZER GROUND CHECKED OK WITH NAV/COMM RAMP TEST SET.