Service difficulty report · Servo · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
June 9, 2003
Submitted
July 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23990
Part
Servo
Part number
AR6460M2
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Stab Trim
Part time
44,446 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, 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 FROM CLT, EN ROUTE TO BOS, CAPTAIN LOST HIS AUTO PILOT AND VOR. HE SWITCHED TO THE FIRST OFFICERS AUTO PILOT AND LOST THAT AS WELL. AT THE SAME TIME, SEVERAL INSTRUMETNS WERE GIVING ERRONEOUS DATA ALONG WITH THE MACH TRIM FAIL LIGHT AND SPEED TRIM FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATING. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMVOED AND REPLACED THE AUTO PILOT STABILIZER TRIM SERVO AND TESTED PER MM 22-11-81. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY FUNCTINAL CHECK OF AUTO PILOT SYSTEM. VENDOR FOUND MAIN WORN MAGNETIC CLUTCH. REPLACED SAME. NO REPEAT ITEMS. REPORTED AS OF THIS DATE. (M)