Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 22, 2016
Submitted
November 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
38,177 hours, 11,504 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IN CRUISE THE LEFT FMC FAILED BRIEFLY THEN RECOVERED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ANY PILOT INPUT. DURING THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE, THE FOLLOWING INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED. THE FMC ALERT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE MENU PAGE APPEARED ON BOTH CDU'S, VTK APPEARED ON THE LEFT NAVIGATION DISPLAY. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYS BITE PROCEDURE. NO ACTIVE FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED BITE ON ADIRS NO CURRENT FAULTS NOTED NO INFLT FAULTS NOTED REF B737-800 FIM 34-61 TASK 801. NO HISTORY IN 30 DAYS BOTH FMC INDICATIONS NORMAL.