Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 11, 2020
Submitted
August 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
26,189 hours, 8,462 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
NR
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 APPEARED TO FAIL FOR 3-4 MINUTES THEN RESET. OBS INDICATIONS REPEATED 3 TIMES, LAST ONE PUT FMC SW TO FMC "R", VTK ON LEFT ND, NO FMC DATA ON LEFT ND, BOTH MCDU'S HAD NO FMC PROMPT, RIGHT ND NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED FMC BITE, BITE SHOWS FMC-L- PGM FAULT. REF B737-900 FIM 34-61 TASK 801. PER REF FIM 34-61 TASK 807 DO NOT REPLACE FMC FOR THIS FAULT. ACCOMP FMC SENSOR STATUS TEST FOR BOTH FMC'S ALL OK. ACCOMP FIX OUTPUT TEST, TEST PASSES FOR BOTH FMC'S REF B737-900 AMM 34-61-00-710-026.