Service difficulty report · Computer · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 9, 2014
Submitted
January 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
21,415 hours, 6,674 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
1714970501
Part serial
0000362
Condition
Failed
Location
Fmc
Part time
53,144 hours, 27,215 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DUAL FMC FAIL FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. HAPPEN JUST BEFORE LEVEL OFF AT CRUISE WHILE ENTERING DIRECT IN THE LEGS PAGE. FOLLOWED QRH AND THE FMCS RESET THEMSELVES. WE HAD TO RELOAD ALL THE INIT DATA AND PERF DATA. THE LANDING ALT FLAG WAS DISPLAYED UNDER THE VSI FOR ANOTHER HOUR THEN CLEARED ITSELF. ACFT GROUNDED. FMC BITE SHOWS LT FMC FAILED ON PREVIOUS FLT & ON GROUND. REPLACED LT FMC REF MM 34-61-02. OPS CKD NORMAL.