Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 2, 2013
Submitted
February 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
23,106 hours, 6,922 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Failed
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

PRIOR TO DESCENT DUEL FMC FAILURE (BOTH VTK DISPLAYED). 30 SECONDS LATER RESTORED. NOTE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN F/O BROUGHT A POSITION TO TOP OF PAGE FMC NR2 F/O BROUGHT POSITION UP A SECOND TIME AGAIN DUEL FMC FAILURE (BOTH VTK DISPLAYED) 30 SECONDS LATER FMC RESTORED ITSELF. REVIEWED QRH PROCEDURES. ACFT GROUNDED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY AND COULD NOT FIND ANY MX HISTORY WITHIN THE PAST 60 DAYS. TROUBLESHOT FMC SYS IAW FIM 34-61-TASK 801 AND FOUND FAULT MESSAGE FMC-R PGM FAULT REF FIM 34-61, TASK 807. RT FMC NEEDS PROGRAM DOWNLOAD FOR ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. TECH SERVICES REQUESTS DOWNLOAD OF FAULT HISTORY. ON DEFERRAL. LEFT FMC HAS NO FAULTS AND PASSED BITE CHECK.