Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 19, 2007
Submitted
December 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
511 hours, 168 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Condition
Failed
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT AT TOP OF DESCENT "VTK" FLAG APPEARED ON LEFT EFIS DISPLAY. BOTH FMC'S DEFAULTED TO THE "MENU" PAGE. THREW FMC SWITCH TO "BOTH ON RIGHT". MESSAGE NOTE OF "SINGLE FMC OPS" FOLLOWED BY "DUAL FMC OPS RESTORED". RETURNED FMC SWITCH TO "NML" AND ALL FMC EFIS HAD NORMAL DISPLAYS. REPLACED LEFT FMC PER 34-61-02. OP CHECKS GOOD. REFERENCE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED SDR ASAA0752390.