Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 29, 2017
Submitted
May 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36350
Aircraft time
6,636 hours, 2,267 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
007225
Condition
Failed
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
13,556 hours, 4,541 cycles
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

LEFT FMC FAILED 4 TIMES IN A 5 MIN PERIOD ( VTK AND LOSS OF MAP) AFTER 5 MINUTES IT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPS. FL 380, RIGHT AT TOUCH, LEFT FMC FAILED AGAIN, AND RETURNED AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FMC COMPUTER. SOFTWARE LOAD COMPLETE AND INSTALLATION TESTS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 34-61-02. THIS CLEARS MEL 34-36J.