Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 9, 2017
Submitted
May 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44110
Aircraft time
5,735 hours, 1,963 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
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

ON TWO OCCASIONS HAD "VTK" FLAG, LOSS OF VNAV & LNAV, AND BOTH MCDU SCREENS BLANK. BOTH TIMES BOTH FMC RESET THEMSELVES AFTER 30-60 SECONDS WITH ALL FMC DATA RESTORED. ON ONE INSTANCE LEGS PAGE COULD NOT BE MODIFIED UNTIL SWITCHING TO RTE NR 2. GROUNDED - YES. USING OBSERVED FAULT FIM FOR VTK FLAGS, PERFORMED FIM 43-61 TASK 801. NO DEFECTS NOTED. BOTH FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTERS OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 34-61-00.