Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 3, 2016
Submitted
July 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
14,454 hours, 4,694 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
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

LEFT FMC FAILED AT CRUISE ALTITUDE WITH VTK, THEN MAP ON CAPTAIN'S NAV AND NO FMC DATA ON EITHER CDU. AFTER 1 MINUTE, NORMAL FUNCTION RETURNED WITH NO CREW ACTION. ACFT GROUNDED. REBOOTED THE LT FMC PRECAUTIONARY. LT FMC BITE TEST OK, IAW FIM 34-61TASK 804. THE FAULT WAS ONLY ON THE LT SIDE & THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF IN FLIGHT, BOTH SIDES REBOOOTED TO MATCH UP. NO FAULTS NOTED ON RT FMC.