Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 9, 2013
Submitted
July 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
24,251 hours, 7,281 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

SCRATCH PAD SINGLE FMC, OPS MESSAGE APPEAR IN BOTH CDUS FOLLOWED BY F/OS DU DISPLAYING MAP (AMBER) NO VTK DISPLAYED SHORTLY AFTER CRUISE. MODE ANNUNCIATOR IN CENTER DU DISPLAY WHITE BOX AT/LIM FOLLED BY BLANKING 05 THEN RESTORING NORMAL. CAPTAINS AMBER LDG/LT INTERMITTENTLY ANNUNCIATED AS WELL. DUAL FMC OPS MESSAGE NEVER APPEARED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM TASK 34-61 TASK 836. RESTORED FMC OPERATION IAW INITIAL EVALUATION. RT FMC RESTORED. DETERMINED FAULT WAS INTERMITTENT. PERFORMED FMC BITE NO CURRENT FAULTS NOTED, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.