<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1753996, August 2020

B-737 captain reported failure of the mode control panel; causing loss of most flight direction functions; resulting in an uneventful landing.

Attributes
ACN	1753996
Time
Date	202008
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Autopilot
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 123 Flight Crew Total 15937 Flight Crew Type 15937
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Lost MCP (mode control panel) and all related functions. All windows blanked except for first officer's (first officer) course selector; which could not be changed. No auto pilot; flight directors; auto throttle; course selector; altitude selector etc. Spoke with dispatch and maintenance. FMC and RNAV were still available; [advised ATC]; and hand flew visual approach into ZZZZ. Landed without incident; situational awareness and CRM were key!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B-737 Captain reported failure of the Mode Control Panel; causing loss of most flight direction functions; resulting in an uneventful landing.

Narrative: Lost MCP (Mode Control Panel) and all related functions. All windows blanked except for FO's (First Officer) course selector; which could not be changed. No auto pilot; flight directors; auto throttle; course selector; altitude selector etc. Spoke with Dispatch and Maintenance. FMC and RNAV were still available; [advised ATC]; and hand flew visual approach into ZZZZ. Landed without incident; situational awareness and CRM were key!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.