Service difficulty report · Display · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 26, 2017
Submitted
May 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35188
Aircraft time
38,187 hours, 11,499 cycles
Part
Display
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, F/O PFD DISPLAYED VTK AND VNAV FAILED TO ENGAGE. VTK DISPLAYED MOMENTARILY. DURING CLIMB WHEN VTK MESSAGE NO LONGER DISPLAYED VNAV FAILED TO DISENGAGE WITH FMC MESSAGE FOR CHECK TARGET ALTITUDE. DURING CRUISE VNAV FAILED TO ENGAGE WITH FMC MESSAGE FOR VNAV INVALID. FMC CLIMB, CRUISE, AND DESCENT PAGES BLANK EXCEPT FOR CRUISE ALTITUDE. ON PERF INIT PAGE COST INDEX WAS BLANK. ONCE A VALUE WAS ENTERED THEN VNAV ENGAGED FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 34-61, TASK 801, NO DEFECTS OR FAULTS FOUND. CHECKED AND CORRECTED DRAG FACTOR TO -1.3 IAW AMM 34-51-00.