Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 20, 2019
Submitted
September 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44106
Aircraft time
16,389 hours, 5,348 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
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

APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS INTO FLIGHT BOTH FMC FAILED 5 MINUTES LATER FMC RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS. THEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BOTH FMC FAILED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. ONCE AGAIN FMC'S RETURNED TO NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED FMC BITE FOUND FAULT FMC-R PMG FAULT. REF FIM 34-61TASK 807. FAULTS WERE FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT.