Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 3, 2015
Submitted
October 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35198
Aircraft time
21,622 hours, 6,555 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Captain'S
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CAPT FMC THE EXEC LIGHT & THE OFFSET LIGHT FLASH BRIGHT THEN DIM AT APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 SECOND INTERVALS WHEN THE LIGHTS TEST SWITCH IS IN THE DIM POSITION. IN THE BRIGHT POSITION THE FMC LIGHTS OPERATE NORMAL, BRIGHT. AFTER 3 HRS OF FLIGHT THE LIGHTS STOPPED FLASHING BRIGHT/DIM BUT THEN REMAINED BRIGHT. WOULD NOT DIM AT ALL WITH THE LIGHTS SWITCH. ACFT GROUNDED. RESET ACFT EXT POWER. PERFORMED FMCS BITE REF FIM TASK 34-61, TASK 801. NO INFLT OR SENSORS FAULTS FOUND. ALSO EXEC KEY TESTS GOOD IAW FIM TASK 34-61, TASK 805.