Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 13, 2016
Submitted
July 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
8,455 hours, 2,736 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
008770
Condition
Failed
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
8,460 hours, 2,734 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

VTK APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY ON CAPTAIN'S NAV DISPLAY. NO FMC DATA AVAILABLE ON EITHER CDU. WHILE CONSULTING QRH, LEFT FMC BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN. LEFT FMC FAILED AGAIN ON DESCENT, CONTINUED FLIGHT ON RIGHT FMC ONLY. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED, REPLACED, AND TESTED LEFT FMC COMPUTER IAW AMM 34-61-02-400-801, ALL TESTS PASS. RETURNED FMC SELECT SWITCH TO NORMAL POSITION.