Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
December 26, 2005
Submitted
January 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25005
Aircraft time
41,136 hours, 26,218 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Fmc
Condition
Warning Light
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FAIL ANNUNCIATOR IS ON, ON FMS CDU'S AND SCREENS DISPLAY 'FMC'. CREW COMMENTS: DUAL FMC FAILURE AT LIFTOFF. AFTER 10 MINS SYSTEM RETURNED. NO CB'S PULLED. THE 737 AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES HAVE ONLY A SINGLE FMC SYSTEM, THUS THIS WRITEUP IS ERRONEOUS. A SINGLE SYSTEM ERROR WAS SEEN ON BOTH CDUS. THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION WITHOUT CREW ACTION, AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD BY GROUND MAINTENANCE. NO FURTHER MAINTENANCE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN. THE SYSTEM HAD NO HISTORY, AND HAS HAD NO SUBSEQUENT MALFUNCTIONS