Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 16, 2016
Submitted
August 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41729
Aircraft time
2,035 hours, 646 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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 350 FIRST OFFICERS FLIGHT DIRECTOR PITCH 342 DISAPEARED FROM VIEW. THEN HAD INTERMITTANT MAP ANNUNCIATOR ON F/O NAV DISPLAY AND EVENTUALLY AN INTERMITTANT VTK ANNUNCIATOR ON F/O ND AND SINGLE FMC OPERATION ON FMC CDU SCRATCHPAD. IAW CHECK LIST MOVED FMC NAV SWITCH TO BOTH ON L FOR 1 MINUTE, THEN BACK TO NORMAL. ALL F/O DISPLAYS RETURNED TO NORMAL BUT EVENTUALLY HAD NUMEROUS MAP ANNUNCIATORS ON F/O ND. RETURNED FMC NAV SWITCH TO BOTH ON L FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ON TAXI IN, RECIEVED A STEADY SINGLE FMC OPERATION ON FMC CDU SCRATCH PAD. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND RIGHT FMCS BITE INOPERATIVE, CYCLED ACFT POWER ACCOMPLISHED FMCS OPS TESTED IAW AMM 34-61-00 GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.