Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 26, 2016
Submitted
May 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41702
Aircraft time
7,121 hours, 2,357 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

AFTER INITIAL LEVEL OFF FMC LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH VTK ON CAPTAIN'S NAV DISPLAY AND BOTH FMC'S WENT BLANK. INDICATIONS LASTED ABOUT 5 SEC. THEN EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. SAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS HAPPENED ABOUT 2.5 HRS INTO FLIGHT. JUST PRIOR TO DESCENT LOST BOTH FMC'S FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. CAME BACK ON BOTH SIDES ON THEIR OWN BUT HAD TO MANUALLY RELOAD ALL WEIGHTS AND ROUTE DATA. ACFT GROUNDED. DISCREPANCY CLEARED AFTER REBOOTING BOTH LT & RT FMC'S REF FIM TASK 34-61, TASK 804. NO FAULTS NOTED. OPENED & CLOSED 2 C/B'S ON P-18-2, P6-1 2 C/B'S, LT & RT FMC BITE TESTS OK. AMM 34-61-00-810-801, NO CURRENT FAULTS NOTED. CLEARS MEL 34-36K.