Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 4, 2019
Submitted
January 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41705
Aircraft time
20,818 hours, 6,870 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FO AUTO PILOT IN USE 1.5 HOURS INTO FLT, FO FMC FAIL VTRK INDICATED. GROUNDED - YES. SWITCHED TO CA AUTO PILOT AND FMC RETURNED TO NORMAL OPS BEFORE WE COULD RUN QRC. SWITCHED BACK TO FO AP AND OPS CKS GOOD. BOTH FMCS NORMAL ON POS PAGE 3 FMC SELECTOR REMAINED IN NORMAL THROUGHOUT FLIGHT.