Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 2, 2018
Submitted
December 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
19,087 hours, 6,292 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
008602
Condition
Intermittent
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
19,104 hours, 6,295 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

VTK FLAG ILLUMINATED ON FO MCDU MAP DISPLAY. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY ON V PATH CHANGE (LEVEL OFF AND INITIAL DESCENT) THEN RESTORES ITSELF WITHIN 30-60 SECONDS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT FMC REF AMM 34-61-02, OPS CHECK NORMAL.