Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 9, 2019
Submitted
January 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35182
Aircraft time
45,937 hours, 13,762 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
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

DURING FLIGHT AT CRUISE AT 35000 FEET, VTK ILLUMINATED ON BOTH NAV DISPLAYS AND FMC DISAPPEAR FROM BOTH 'CDU'S. BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS DISAPPEARED. PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF IN 2 MINUTES WITH NO PILOT ACTION. EVENT REPEATED AND RESOLVED IN THE SAME MANNER 40 MINUTES LATER. REMAINDER OF FLIGHT FMC OPERATED NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED FIM 34-61 TASK 836. BOTH FMC'S OPS CHECK NORMAL. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.