Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 20, 2016
Submitted
December 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
12,613 hours, 4,151 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
000401
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
39,918 hours, 12,600 cycles
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

LT FMC APPEARS FAILED. FMC MENU DISSAPPEARS AND REAPPEARS ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER THEN DISAPPERAS AGAIN. VTK APPEARS ON LT NAV DISPLAY. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED THE NR 1 FMC COMPUTER IAW AMM 34-61-02-000-801. OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 34-61-00/26. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES MAP FLAG APPEARS ON F/O SIDE. MOVED FMC TRANSFER SWITCH TO BOTH ON RIGHT. FLAG CLEARS. RE-ENTERED LEFT FMC PERFORMANCE FACTORS IAW AMM 34-61-00. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.