Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 21, 2015
Submitted
September 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35198
Aircraft time
21,508 hours, 6,519 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
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

FOLLOW INITIALIZATION TAKES ABOUT 30 MINS TO RECEIVE DATA TO FMC'S. DURING PROGRAMING PROCESS A MESSAGE SHOWS UP: "FMCS FILE SYSTEM DOWNLOAD UTILITY INSERT INTO DATA LEADER DISK FORMATTED BY THE PC UTILITY OR PRESS HERE TO EXIT". ACFT GROUNDED. NR 1 & NR 2 FMC'S, OPS NORMAL IAW AMM 34-61-00-710-801.