Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
September 17, 2009
Submitted
September 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27124
Aircraft time
48,854 hours, 20,230 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8221492102
Part serial
171ML7
Condition
Failed
Part time
48,853 hours, 20,230 cycles
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

ON CLIMB OUT ICT, CTR A/P FAILED. (HEAVY PITCH PULLS) RETURNED TO ICT C/W QRH. ORIGINAL PLAN DATE WAS ENTERED. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 22-10-01-C CATEGORY: B EXPIRATION: 20SEP09 "MEL 22-10-01-C: ALL AUTOPILOTS INOP. - ACFT NOT C ATII - NO RVSM OPERATIONS" "A/C NOT CATII - NO RVSM OPERATIONS". NO CURRENT FAULTS W/ TEST 30. DID FIND A/P CTN FMC L -RCH CODES 110071, 130071, 120081 (FLT LEG 2). REMOVED AND REPLACED LT FMC AND A/P MODE CONTROL PANEL. REF: MM 34-61-01-4, 22-11-02-2. ALL TESTS PASS. NO TEST 30 FAULTS. NOTE ACFT CAT STATUS CHANGED TO CHECK CATII ON L,C,R, A/P'S.

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