# SDR 9WGA20181116401

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 14, 2018
- Submitted: November 16, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N542KD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N542KD), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48542
- Aircraft time: 67,975 hours, 13,588 cycles
- System (JASC): [3460 · Flight Management Computing Hardware System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3460)
- Part: Flight Dir
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: S
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9WGA20181116401

## Discrepancy

ON CLIMB OUT, FLIGHT DIRECTORS DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY COMMANDS FROM GCP. AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB WITHOUT COMMAND. ATC 1 & 2 NOT WORKING, ATC REQUESTED POSITION INFORMATION FROM CREW. PERFORMED INTERROGATION CHECK FOR FCC 1 & 2, FMC 1 & 2 WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED RETURN TO SERVICE CHECK ON FCC 1 & 2 IAW AMM 22-00-00 WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND ANY FAULTS WITH EITHER SYSTEM. ALL GROUND TESTS PASSED IAW AMM 22-01-10. PERFORMED RETURN TO SERVICE CHECK ON FMC 1 & 2 IAW AMM 34-63-00 WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND ANY FAULTS WITH EITHER SYSTEM. ALL GROUND TESTS PASSED. PERFORMED RETURN TO SERVICE CHECK ON ATC 1 & 2 IAW AMM 34-54-00 WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED FIM 34-54-5 WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

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