Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 72782

Difficulty date
January 7, 2016
Submitted
January 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 72782
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
36,829 hours, 10,883 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
003246
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
31,870 hours, 9,506 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

WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT, CAPTS ND SHOWED A "VTK" WITH A FAILURE OF THE MAP. BOTH CDU'S HAD NO "FMC" DISPLAYED. QRH ACCOMPLISHED. BEFORE MOVING THE FMC SELECT SWITCH, THE CAPTS SIDE WAS RESTORED BUT THE F/O SIDE LOST THE MAP DISPLAY. BOTH CDUS DISPLAYED AN "FMC" OPTION. FMC SOURCE SELECT SWITCH MOVED TO "BOTH ON L" AND NORMAL OPERATION WAS RESTORED. ACFT GROUNDED. REF AMM 34-61-02, R & R LT FMC COMPUTER. SOFTWARE TRANSFER AND OPS NORMAL, IAW AMM 34-61-02 AND AMM 34-61-00.

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