Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 8, 2020
Submitted
November 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35193
Aircraft time
44,249 hours, 13,157 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
002783
Condition
Abnormal
Location
E/E Compt
Part time
47,499 hours, 13,995 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

IN DESCENT, VNAV DISENGAGED AND AUTOTHROTTLES CLICKED OFF AT 15,000'. FMA REVERTED INTO CWP. ABLE TO ENGAGE LEVEL CHANGE BUT NO VNAV. AUTOTHROTTLES SWITCH RE-ENGAGED BUT WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO THRUST REQUIREMENTS. REFERENCE PREVIOUS SIMILAR WRITE UP PAGE 60146816. GROUNDED-YES. ACCOMPLISHED AN AUTOTHROTTLE FAULT REVIEW, REF B737-800 FIM 22-31/801, NO FAULTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED AN ADIRU FAULT REVIEW, REF FIM 34-21/801, NO FAULTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED CDS DEU FAULT REVIEW, REF FIM 31-62/801, FOUND FAULT 31-65050 "ALTITUDE DISAGREE" ON BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 DEU'S AT 18,670 FT ON LEG 1. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS FAULT REVIEW, REF FIM 22-11/801. CHANNEL B HAD TWO INSTANCES OF FAULT 22-11822 "FMC DATA INV" AT 16000 FT AND 40000 FEET. BOTH ON LEG 1. ACCOMPLISHED HGS FAULT REVIEW, REF FIM 34-36/801, NO FAULTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 22-11/811 THROUGH STEP F(5), NO FAULTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 31-62/875 THROUGH STEP E, NO FAULTS NOTED. FOUND TAT PROBE DAMAGED AND HEAVILY CORRODED. REPLACED TAT PROBE, PER B737-800 AMM 34-21-06/401. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD, PER SAME. ACCOMPLISHED TSR710254, REPLACED LT FMC IAW AMM 34-61-02/401 AND DFCS MCP, REF AMM 22-11-34/401. ACCOMPLISHED FMCS OPERATIONS TEST, OPERATIONS NORMAL, REF AMM 34-61-00-710-801. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS MCP REPLACEMENT TEST, GRP BITE 32, ALL TEST PASSED. ACCOMPLISHED DFCS LAND VERIFY TEST, GRP BITE 49, ALL TEST PASSED REF AMM 22-11-11/201.