Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 31, 2018
Submitted
February 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35193
Aircraft time
35,740 hours, 10,752 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
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 FINAL APPROACH, AND GS INTERCEPT, HAD A LEFT FMC FAILURE INDICATED BY LOSS OF FMC PROMPT, MAP, VTK AND V SPEEDS ON CAPTAINS INSTRUMENT. 45 SECONDS LATER CAPTAIN`S INSTRUMENTS RETURNED AND ALL OF THE FMC FAILURE INDICATIONS MOVED TO FIRST OFFICER`S SIDE. ANOTHER SWITCH BACK TO CAPTAIN`S SIDE HAPPENED BEFORE LANDING. AFTER LANDING, THE INDICATIONS SWITCHED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE BLOCK IN AND SHUT DOWN. ACFT GROUNDED. IAW AMM 34-61-00-860-801 CONCERNING THE FMC, LANDING, TAXI VTK, AND MAP NUISANCE ERROR A, FLIGHT OPERATIONS NORMAL. NUISANCE CONDITION. BOTH FMCS SHOWED NO IN-FLT FAULTS LAST 10 FLTS. FMC OPERATIONAL TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 34-61-00.