Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 18, 2018
Submitted
March 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44109
Aircraft time
9,319 hours, 3,152 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
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

VTK ANNUNCIATOR, LEFT SIDE FOLLOWED BY DUAL FMC FAILURE. AIRBORNE AT 6000 FT. ANP WENT UP TO 2.85. AFTER 45 SECONDS SCREENS REAPPEARED, VTK WENT AWAY AND FMC PROMPT RETURNED. TWO SCRATCH PAD MESSAGES, CHECK POSITION FMC-GPS, CHECK POSITION -FMC -FMC. ACFT GROUNDED. FMC SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMALL. ACCOMP FMC AND ADIRS BITE CURRENT STATUS CHECKED OK. LAST FLT LEG ON FMC ONLY LOGGED LEFT PGM FAULT AND RT POS LAT RATE. ALL TESTED NORMAL IAW FIM 34-61 / 801 - 807, AND 34-21 / 801. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.