Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 6, 2020
Submitted
October 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41703
Aircraft time
23,188 hours, 7,401 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
009185
Condition
Failed
Location
Captain'S
Part time
23,196 hours, 7,396 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

CAPTAINS' FMC FAILED ABOUT 2:20 INTO FLIGHT. RAN QRH AND RE-ESTABLISHED DUAL FMC OPERATION. FAILED AGAIN ABOUT 25 MINUTES LATER. CONTINUED WITH SINGLE FMC OPERATION. GROUNDED-YES. R & R FMC1, REF B737-900 AMM 34-61-02. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. SOFTWARES MATCH WITH FMC 2. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. OP PROGRAM 556909-001 VERIFIED AND GOOD.