Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 23, 2022
Submitted
February 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711HK
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
27845
Aircraft time
48,846 hours, 81,038 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4082260939
Part serial
01769129
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF AT 3500' AGL VNAV DISENGAGED AT 5000' AGL; MCP WINDOW WENT FROM 8000'TO 50;000 AND WOULD NOT RESET.UNABLE TO ENGAGE A/P OR UTILIZE MCP FOR 10-15 MINS. AFTER RESETTING F/D SWITCHES SYSTEM SEEMED TO RESET AND WE WERE ABLE TO USE MCP FOR FINAL APPR. WITH ALL MCP INDICATORS/SWITCHES IN NORMAL POSITION/SETTINGS WE RECEIVED AN FMC DISAGREE AT 300' AGL. DURING TAXI BACK TO THE GATE MCP ALTITUDE WINDOW WENT TO 50000' AGAIN AND MCP SEEMED TO LOCK OUT ALL INPUTS. LANDING WAS SMOOTH NOT OVERWEIGHT AND WITH DO SIDE-LOADING / [01] REMOVED AND REPLACED DFCS MODE CONTROL PANE PER AMM 22-11-34<BR>MODE CONTROL PANEL INSTALLATION TEST TASK 22-11-34-740-801 REQUIRED<BR>CAT III RECERTIFICATION REQUIRED;[02] PERFORMED INSTALLATION TEST TASK 22-11-34-740-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. CANNOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY AT THIS TIME. CAT III RECERTIFICATION REQUIRED