Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 9, 2021
Submitted
January 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
24,891 hours, 8,047 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
008643
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
23,655 hours, 7,664 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

SHORTLY BEFORE THE DESCENT PHASE OF THE FLIGHT LDG ALT WAS DISPLAYED ON FO PFD. THEN THE AUTOPILOT REVERTED TO CWS P/R THEN MAP WAS DISPLAYED FO SIDE. GROUNDED-YES. DFCS BITE, PER B737-900 FIM 22-11 TASK 801 SHOWED 9 FAULTS ON FCC-A AND 24 FAULTS ON FCC-B FOR LEG 3-ALL RELATED TO RIGHT FMC FAILURE. FMCS BITE FOR LEG 3 SHOWED EACH FMC FAULTING THE OTHER FMC FOR "PRES POS LAT RATE" AND "ALREADY SINGLE", BUT NO OTHER FAULTS AND NO CURRENT FAULTS. DURING T/S, RIGHT FMC DROPPED OFF LINE MOMENTARILY WITH NO FAULTS LOGGED BY EITHER FMC. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER, PER B737-900 AMM 34-61-02-000-801/AMM 34-62-02-400-801. VIA CROSSLOAD, PER AMM 34-61-00-470-806. LOADED FMC OPS SOFTWARE 559775-001, MEDB SOFTWARE BCG01TA0, OPC SOFTWARE BCG01T61, LDDB SOFTWARE 557362-004, ADDB SOFTWARE ASA1007A, AND NDB ASA1201401. ACCOMPLISHED PERFORMANCE FACTORS ADJUSTMENT, PER AMM 34-61-00-800-801 AND FMCS OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM 34-61-00-710-801, ALL TESTS PASS.