Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 6, 2016
Submitted
July 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
14,500 hours, 4,705 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
007429
Condition
Failed
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
10,577 hours, 3,353 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

AFTER APPROX 4.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT, THE RIGHT FMC DISPLAYED VTK, A/P WENT TO CWR. ALT HOLD. F/O'S NAV DISPLAY LOST TRACK INFO. WHEN WE WERE STARTING THE QRH PROCEDURES THE VTK WENT AWAY. AFCT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 22-11 TASK 811, HAD FAULT MESSAGES 22-11071 AND 22-11822 FOR LEFT FMC. REMOVED NR 1 FMC COMPUTER IAW AMM 34-61-02-000-801. INSTALLED LT FMC COMPUTER IAW AMM 34-61-02-400-801. PERFORMED SOFTWARE LOAD IAW AMM 34-61-00-470-806 AND 34-61-00-800-801. PERFORMED FMC OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 34-61-00-210-801. OPS TESTED GOOD AND DFCS REPLACEMENT TEST IAW AMM 22-11-00-740-815, DFCS TEST PASSED, GROUND VERIFICATION TEST PASSED.