Service difficulty report · Flt Contl Comp · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
June 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39343
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23581
Part
Flt Contl Comp
Part number
4051600913
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1/2
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF STAB OUT OF TRIM LIGHT, SPEED TRIM FAIL LIGHT, MACH TRIM FAIL LIGHT, OFF FLAGS IN CAPTAIN'S AIRSPEED, ALTITUDE AND VVI INDICATORS AND CAPTAIN'S FLIGHT DIRECTOR V-BARS VIBRATING DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE FOUND BOTH FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTERS AT FAULT. BOTH THE NR 1 AND NR 2 FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTERS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED, BITE TEST WAS GOOD. LAND VERIFY TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 22-03-00 AND NO FAULTS WERE NOTED.