Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 16, 2016
Submitted
September 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41734
Aircraft time
14,049 hours, 4,579 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Faulted
Location
Cockpit
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

AT CRUISE BOTH FMC SCREENS WENT BLANK WITH A BLANK NAV SCREEN AND VTK ON CAPTAIN`S DISPLAY. AFTER 10-15 SECONDS FMC DISPLAYS RETURNED TO NORMAL DISPLAY AND SHORTLY VTK MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AND NAV DISPLAY RETURNED TO NORMAL, THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. RAN CHECKLIST 11.3 FMC FAIL. FMC SOURCE SWITCH LT IN BOTH ON RT THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE WRITE UP ABOVE HAPPENED AGAIN. LT FMC SWITCH IN BOTH ON RT SOURCE. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FMCS BITE, REF FIM 34-61, TASK 801. FOUND NO PRESENT FAULTS. IN FLIGHT FAULT FOR FMC LT, PGM FAULT. PERFORMED FIM 34-61, TASK 807. PROGRAM FAULT IS ONLY FAULT FOR PREVIOUS FLIGHT. INTERMITTENT FAULT IAW FIM.