Service difficulty report · Cdu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 23, 2012
Submitted
May 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35179
Aircraft time
22,233 hours, 6,887 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Cdu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Fmc
Stage of operation
CR
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

APPROACHING THE CRITICAL POINT, NR 1 CDU WENT COMPLETELY BLANK FOR 20 SECONDS. IT CAME BACK IN A BITE TEST MODE AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. NO PILOT ACTIONS WERE TAKEN DURING THIS EVENT. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED LT FMC CDU REF 34-61-01. CLEANED COOLING VENT IAW 34-61-01. REINSTALLED LT FMC CDU 34-61-01. OPS CHECK REF 34-61-00-710-801. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.