Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 1, 2012
Submitted
September 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35203
Aircraft time
2,573 hours, 765 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
003186
Condition
Failed
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
12,031 hours, 3,670 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

54 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT WITH B AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, AMBER FMC ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, VTK MESSAGE APPEARED ON F/O DU, AND AUTOPILOT DROPPED OUT OF LNAV/VNAV. AFTER APPROX 15 SECONDS FMC AMBER ANNUNCIATOR EXTINGUISHED & LNAV/VNAV WAS RE-SELECTED ON B AUTOPILOT. NO SCRATCH PAD MESSAGE APPEARED ON EITHER CDU DURING EVENT. NO FURTHER ISSUES FOR REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED BITE PROCEDURES FOR BOTH FMCS. NO ACTIVE OR INFLIGHT FAULTS. NO FAULTS NOTED AT FMC NR 2 COMPUTER RACK. PWR AND GROUND CHECKS OK. REPLACED RT FMC COMPUTER. OPS TEST OF FMC SYS, OK REF AMM 34-61-02/401 AND 34-61-00/501.