Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 29, 2008
Submitted
September 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
8,409 hours, 2,445 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
1741010201
Part serial
004632
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Flight Deck
Part time
8,409 hours, 2,445 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE LEFT MCDU BLANKED OUT TWICE WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE LEFT VERTICAL SIDE OF THE NUMBER KEY PAD. THE CENTER SCRENE MESSAGE INDICATED BIT TEST BIT PASS NORMAL OPERATION WAS AUTOMATICALLY RESTORED BOTH TIMES WITHIN 10 SECONDS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MCDU FAIL LIGHT ON OR A BLANK DISPLAY. REMOVED MCDU AND ACCOMPLISHED COOLING VENT CLEANING PER AMM 34 61 01 100 801. REINSTALLED MCDU AND ACCOMPLISHED INSTALLATION TEST PER AMM 34 61 01 401. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL DUE TO ALL TEST NORMAL. SINCE THE DISCREPANCY WAS NOT DUPLICATED ON THE GROUND VERIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION IS DEFERRED FOR THE FIRST 60 MINUTES OF ETOPS FLIGHT. VERIFICATION FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.