Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 2, 2020
Submitted
February 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
43,977 hours, 13,408 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT CRUISE 34,000 ENCOUNTERED A DUAL FMC FAILURE. VTK ILLUMINATED ON BOTH ND'S AND BOTH FMC'S BLANKED. DUAL OPERATION RESTORED BY ITSELF IN APPROX ONE MINUTE. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM BITE PROCEDURE REF B737-800 FIM 34-61 TASK 801. DETERMINED FAULT INTERMITTENT AND BOTH FMC'S NOW OPERATE NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.