Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 18, 2019
Submitted
April 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
21,855 hours, 7,176 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE OUT OF ATL ON A RNAV DEPARTURE & LNAV/VNAV ENGAGED ON TAKEOFF ROTATION LNAV & VNAV BOTH DISAPPEARED & WE LOST F/D GUIDANCE. WE TURNED BOTH F/D OFF, THEN ON & REENGAGED LNAV & VNAV WHICH WORKED. THEN CLIMBING OUT OF 15,000 FT VNAV DISENGAGED & FMA WENT INTO CWS PITCH. VNAV WOULD NOT REENGAGE RIGHT AWAY, WE TRIED VNAV SEVERAL MINUTES LATER GOING THROUGH 27,000 FT IT WORKED FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. "A" DFCS LOGGED MSG 22-11822 - FMC DATA INVALID. FMC TESTS GOOD REF B737-900 AMM TASK 34-61-00-710-801. "A" DFCS TESTS GOOD PER AMM TASK 22-11-00-740-815.