Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 24, 2018
Submitted
September 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
18,314 hours, 6,062 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Airspeed
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, V2 SPEED AUTOMATICALLY CHANGED FROM 167KTS TO 130KTS V REF +-15 WHITE BUG (SHARKSTOOTH) SHOWED SPEED OF 130KTS WHICH WAS BELOW THE RED LOW SPEED AWARENESS TAPE. FMC #2 WAS MASTER. THIS ANOMALY SHOWED ON BOTH PFD'S. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM 34-61 TASK 801, FMC BITE SHOWS NO INFLIGHT FAULTS NO OTHER DEFECT NOTED.