Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 4, 2016
Submitted
September 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
11,582 hours, 3,720 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
NR
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 FAILURE INCLUDING VTK ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE AND FMC BOTH BLANK. BOTH FMC'S RESTORED ON THEIR OWN BUT UNABLE TO SELECT ACTIVELY DUE TO "INVALID MOD PLAN" MESSAGE. SELECTED ROUTE 2 AND WE HAD A DUAL FMC FAILURE. NAV RESTORED ON ITS OWN. HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO SELECT ACTIVE LEG. GROUNDED - YES. REF B737-900 FIM 34-61 TASK 801 AND FIM 34-61 TASK 807 ACCOMPLISHED BITE, L/H FMC LOGGED A "PGM FAULT", OPS NORMAL, NO HISTORY 60 DAYS. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL