Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 5, 2015
Submitted
June 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60580
Aircraft time
426 hours, 157 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
009691
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
448 hours, 164 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

FMC- ACTED VERY SLOWLY, TAKING UP TO 30 SEC TO COMPUTE A NEW ROUTE, DID NOT DISPLAY ETA FOR ACTIVE WAY POINT ON NAV DU, DISPLAYED NO ETA OR FUEL COMPUTATIONS ON PROGRESS PAGE. ENROUTE WE EXPERIENCE VNAV DISCONNECT. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED NR 1 FMC COMPUTER REF MM 34-61-02, GROUND VERIFICATION TESTS GOOD. FMC SELECTOR SWITCH MOVED TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION.