Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 7, 2018
Submitted
June 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43293
Aircraft time
18,098 hours, 6,013 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RECEIVED A VTK ON THE CAPTAINS ND AFTER 1 HOUR, DURING CRUISE. AUTOPILOT WAS ON B AND LNAV DISENGAGED. BOTH FMCS BLANKED WITH ONLY MENU SHOWING. CHECKLIST DETERMINED THE FIRST OFFICER`S FMC HAD FAILED WITH NO INFO DISPLAY ON THE FMC-R, ON POS SHIFT PAGE OF FMC. AFTER BOTH FMC ON LT FOR 30 SECONDS, RT FMC WAS RESTORED. ALL AUTO FLIGHT MODES WERE RESTORED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 34-61, TASK 836. CYCLED FMCS COMPT 1 AND 2 CIRCUIT BREAKERS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.