Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 16, 2017
Submitted
January 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43292
Aircraft time
12,902 hours, 4,222 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

APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS AFTER TAKEOFF, RECIEVED AN FMC LIGHT WITH SINGLE FMC OPERATION IN SCRATCHPAD. LATER RIGHT ND WENT BLANK WITH MAP AND VTK FLAGS. ACCOMPLISHED QRH AND SET FMC SWITCH TO "BOTH ON LT AND RT FMC, BEARING /DIST INFO ON POS: SHIFT PAGE 3/3 DID NOT RETURN. ACFT GROUNDED. MOVED SWITCH BACK TO NORMAL POSITION. RT FMC OPS NORMAL, IAW AMM 34-61-00.