Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737809

Difficulty date
June 13, 2013
Submitted
June 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18617
Make and model
Boeing 737809
Aircraft serial
29106
Aircraft time
39,999 hours, 17,627 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
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

(B-18617) FLIGHT CREW INFORMED BOTH AUTOPILOT TRIPPED OFF IN FLIGHT AT FL260. DURING GROUND OPS CHECK, CONFIRMED THE STABILIZER ELECTRICAL TRIM FUNCTION OUT OF ORDER ALSO. PERFORMED DFCS BITE TEST AND STABILIZER ELECTRICAL TRIM OPS TEST, BOTH RESULTS FAILED. THE HORIZ STABILIZER CANNOT BE OPERATED WHEN COMMANDING IAW SSM 27-41-11& WDM 27-41-12, TO MEASURE THE INPUT POWER OF STABILIZER TRIM MOTOR, FOUND THE 115VAC POWER DID NOT PRESENT ON CONNECTOR PLUG (D700) PIN-3. THE PHASE-C OF STABILIZER MOTOR AC POWER SOURCE WAS LOST. MEASURED THREE PHASE POWER ON CIRCUIT BREAKER C840. RESULT WAS SHRUNK BETWEEN THE PLUG D700 TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER C840. THE CONTROL RELAY R64 FAILED WAS MORE SUSPECT, CONTROL REPLAY REPLACED. BUT THE STABILIZER ELECTRICAL TRIM MOTOR STILL NOT BEING OPERATIVE. FURTHER CONFIRMED THE 3 PHASE POWER PRESENT ON CONNECTOR D700. THE STABLIZER TRIM MOTOR WAS REPLACED; THE STABILIZER TRIM OPS TEST WAS SATISFIED. THE ACFT RETURN TO SERVICE, AFTER DFCS BITE AND STABILIZER TRIM MOTOR (AUTOPILOT) TEST RESULT NORMAL.