Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 17, 2016
Submitted
April 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
7,772 hours, 2,537 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PWS CAUTION ON PILOT & CO-PILOT MAPS AT 500' ON APPROACH. AT TOUCHDOWN, PWS DISAPPEARED AND VTK ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE APPEARED WITH LOSS OF MAP INFO FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR SYS OPS TEST IAW AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. ALL TESTS PASSED. FMCS BITE IAW FIM 34-61, TASK 801, SHOWS FMC-L PROGRAM FAULT LOGGED ON GROUND. ACCOMPLISHED TEST FOR FMC-L PROGRAM FAULT IAW FIM 34-61, TASK 807. INITIAL EVALUATION COMPLETED WITH NO FAULTS. PERFORMED FMCS OPS TEST IAW AMM 34-61-00-710-801. ALL TESTS PASSED.