Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 21, 2017
Submitted
April 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29525
Aircraft time
52,237 hours, 21,278 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
162700100
Part serial
B0703
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER ROTATION AT 4000 FEET PILOTS LOST BOTH FMC"S AND LATERAL AND VERTICLE NAV. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS THEY WERE RESET. THEN A REPEAT ELEVATOR FEEL DIFFERENTIAL LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MUSHY FEEL. THIS LEAD TO AN AIR TURN BACK WITH AN EMER LANDING DECLARED FOR OVERWEIGHT., OVERWEIGHT CONDITION REPORTED WITHIN PARAMETERS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ELEVATOR FEEL COMPUTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.