Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 24, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26686
Aircraft time
61,688 hours, 22,725 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Control Panel
Part number
S241T100211
Part serial
112
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
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

LOST AUTOPILOT, FLIGHT DIVERTED. MCDP LAST FLT FAULTS SHOWED, 'AP DISC SAM L-FCC L''AP DISC SAM L -FCC C' ' AP DISC SAM R- FCC C' AP DISC SAM R- FCC R'. ALSO HAD FAULT BALL IN SAM ON LT AND RT SAM MODULE. REPLACED RT SAM. REF ITEM 6882003 FOR LT SAM AND MCP REPLACEMENT.