Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 4, 2013
Submitted
July 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
610 hours, 199 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
007762
Condition
Failed
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
610 hours, 199 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

IN CRUISE HAD DUAL FMC FAILURE, LEFT VTK AND MAP FLAGS. FOLLOWED QRH 11.30 RESTORED DUAL FMC OPERATION WITH FMC SWITCH BOTH ON R. FMC L BEARING AND DISTANCE INFORMATION DID NOT RESTORE. ACFT GROUNDED. RESET BOTH FMC IAW FIM 34-61, TASK 807. FMC-RT FAULT, RIGHT FMC LAST LEG AND GROUND FAULT IAW FIM 34-61, TASK 801. NO FAULTS LT FMC. REPLACED RIGHT FMC COMPUTER, REF MM 34-61-02 LOADED ALL REQUIRED SW INTO THE NEW FMC COMPUTER. OPS CK NORMAL, REF MM 34-61-00.