Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 2, 2017
Submitted
August 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44110
Aircraft time
6,729 hours, 2,303 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
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

LEFT FMC FAILED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER 2 HOURS OF CRUISE FLIGHT. LEFT FMC RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION WITH NO ACTION ON OUR PART. 30 MINUTES LATER, RIGHT FMC FAILED FOR 30 SECONDS THEN SELF-CORRECTED. 15 MINUTES LATER WE HAD DUAL FMC FAILURE FOR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES ,THEN SELF-CORRECTED. GROUNDED - YES. PER CREW BOTH FMC'S RETURNED TO NORMAL. PER B737-900 AMM 34-63-00 THIS IS KNOWN AS A NUISANCE FAULT. ACCOMPLISHED FMC BITE CHK REF B737-900 FIM 34-61 TASK 801 OPS CHECK NORMAL.