Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 24, 2025
Submitted
January 5, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29556
Aircraft time
44,938 hours, 19,325 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
016629
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Zone 100
Part time
12,531 hours, 5,999 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: WHILE DESCENDING IN VNAV FROM FL280 TO FL 220 THE AIRCRAFT DID AN UNCOMMANDED LEVEL OFF AT FL 240 (THERE WERE NO RESTRICTIONS TO MAKE THE PLANE LEVEL OFF). LATER IN THE FLIGHT WHEN AT FL220 TRYING TO DESCEND TO 11000FT, PASSING THROUGH FL210, WHILE IN VNAV THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB BACK TOWARDS FL220 ON ITS OWN. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202512296931 SUBMITTED 12/29/2025 BY TUL: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #3 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER (FMC) AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 34-61-02. ** (CLOSED)