Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 14, 2018
Submitted
February 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41733
Aircraft time
20,438 hours, 6,730 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
005348
Condition
Failed
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
31,458 hours, 10,036 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

BOTH FMC P/RST LIGHTS KEEPS ILLUMINATING ON DESCENT. WHEN YOU RESET IT, IT KEEPS COMMING BACK ON. NO SCRATCH PAD MESSAGES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THE FMC'S STILL WORKED FINE. GROUNDED - YES. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. ACCOMPLISHED FMC #1 AND FMC #2 BITE TEST B737-900 FIM 34-61 TASK 801. DID NOT FIND FAULTS RELATED FAULT. INSPECTED MCDU INFLT FAULTS. FOUND SEVERAL LEFT FMC FAULTS. DUE TO HISTORY - REPLACED LEFT FMC COMP. OPENED/TAGGED 2 CBS. RMVD AND INSTALLED NEW LEFT FMC. RMVD TAGS/CLOSED 2CBS. REF B737-900 AMM 34-61-02/401. ACCOMPLISHED LEFT FMC COMP INSTALL TEST REF STEP E OF B737-900 AMM 34-61-02. SYS CKS NML. ALL SW LOADED AND VERIFIED REF B737-900 AMM 34-61-00/201.