Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 4, 2016
Submitted
May 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44108
Aircraft time
2,102 hours, 668 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
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

LEFT FMC FAILED MOMENTARILY DURING DEPARTURE, SELF RESTORE AFTER 30 SEC. LEFT FMC FAILED APPROXIMATELY 4 HRS INTO FLIGHT AND RESTORED AFTER FOLLOWING QRH. LEFT FMC FAILURE AGAIN ABOUT 3 MIN AFTER PREVIOUS AND WE RAN FMC BOTH ON RT FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT WITH NO ISSUES. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FMC SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION CHECK REF AMM 34-61-00-750-801. SOFTWARE IS UP TO DATE. ACCOMPLISHED FMCS PERFORMANCE FACTORS TEST REF AMM 34-61-00-800-801. ALL PARAMETERS ARE CORRECT. ACCOMPLISHED FMCS OPS TEST REF AMM 34-61-00-710-801. OPS CK GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED LRU REPLACEMENT TEST FOR FMC REF FIM 22-11, TASK 802. ALL TESTS PASSED. THIS CLEARS MEL 34-36J.