Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 30, 2013
Submitted
April 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
19,183 hours, 5,928 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
8221604101
Part serial
17383K
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
19,192 hours, 5,932 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, VERTICAL SPEED WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INPUTS USING THE VERTICAL SPEED KNOB WITH A FCC AS THE MASTER. RESPONSE WAS IDENTICAL WITH AUTOPILOT ON OR OFF. VERTICAL SPEED WORKED NORMALLY WITH B FCC AS MASTER AND DURING CLIMB WITH EITHER FCC AS MASTER. PERFORMED DFCS BITE, NO CURRENT FAULTS AND NO SIMILAR FAULTS 90 DAYS REPORTED. PRECAUTIONARILY REPLACED FCC-A REF AMM 22-11-33, TESTS GOOD.