Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 14, 2017
Submitted
August 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36353
Aircraft time
5,829 hours, 1,922 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
010657
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Part time
5,901 hours, 1,951 cycles
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

LEFT FMC FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN RECOVERED. THE THIRD TIME IT FAILED IT DID NOT RECOVER. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED FAULT, LT FMC SHOWS FMC FAULTS. REMOVED & REPLACED THE LT FMC IAW AMM 34-61-02, SOFTWARE CROSSLOAD ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 34-61-00-470-806. ACCOMPLISHED FMCS PERFORMANCE FACTORS ADJUSTMENT (DRAG FACTOR) IAW AMM 34-61-00-800-801 & FMC SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION CHECKED IAW AMM 34-61-00-750-801, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. POSITIONED FMC SOURCE SELECT SWITCH BACK TO NORMAL POSITION.