Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
August 26, 2024
Submitted
August 28, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69838
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
60121FAL
Aircraft time
29,404 hours, 10,682 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
8221604102
Part serial
4RFNTN
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
8,167 hours, 3,082 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STAB OUT OF TRIM LIGHT AND LOST ELECTRIC TRIM FLIGHT CREW STATED BETWEEN 15,000 AND 20,000 FEET, DEPARTING HOUSTON, THEY GOT A STAB OUT OF TRIM LIGHT AND ELECTRIC TRIM WENT INOP. ALTITUDE COULD NOT BE CHANGED WITH AUTOPILOT. AUTOPILOT WAS SHUTOFF AS PART OF CHECKLIST. AIRCRAFT FULLY CONTROLLABLE WITH MANUAL TRIM. ELECTRIC TRIM INOP EVEN AFTER A RESET PROCEDURE FROM TOMC. RESET BREAKERS, FROM AMM FIM 27-41 TASK 804, THRU F, RESETTING TRIM SYSTEM. ELECTRIC TRIM OPERATION CHECKED OK. HISTORY SHOWS AUG 21 NEW TRIM MOTOR. TOMC LOCKED DUE TO HISTORY. UNLOCK ON ARRIVAL NO FAULTS IN DFCS CURRENT STATUS. IN FAULT HISTORY FOUND MSG 22-11182 ON FCC A AND MSG 22-11182, 22-11161, 22-11177 ON FCC B FOR LEG 1. PERFORMED BITE LIBRARY TESTS 32 MULTIPLE TIMES, NO FAULTS. CHECKED STAB RIG FROM RIG TEST 54.01, ADD EMP:U352691 RIG WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED AUTO LAND TEST, NO FAULTS. FCC B SHOWED NUMEROUS PREVIOUS LEG FAULTS FOR MSG 22-11323. RAR FCC B IAW AMM 22-12-33, OPS CHECK GOOD.