Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 24, 2020
Submitted
March 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
18,976 hours, 6,044 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
010001
Condition
Failed
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
19,016 hours, 6,057 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

LEFT FMC FAILURE AT CRUISE AT CRUISE FAILED AND RECOVERED TWICE WHILE READING QRH. COMPLETED QRH PROCEDURE ON THIRD FAILURE AND RESUMED DUAL FMC OPERATION. FOURTH FAILURE 2 MINUTES AFTER RESTORING DUAL OPS. RE-SELECTED FMC SOURCE SELECT TO BOTH ON RIGHT AND COMPLETED THE FLIGHT SINGLE FMC. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FLT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER REF B737-900 MM 34-61-02-400-801, OPS NML REF MM 34-61-00-710-801 AND MM 34-61-00-800-801. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS FMC LRU REPLACEMENT TEST, GROUP BITE 34, ALL TEST PASSED REF MM 22-11-00-740-806. THIS CLEARS MEL 34-36J.