Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 14, 2021
Submitted
March 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
19,833 hours, 6,320 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Faulted
Location
Left
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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT APPROACHING THE CRITICAL POINT ON OUR ETOPS FLIGHT PLAN THE CAPTAINS SIDE NAV DISPLAY SHOWED VTK FLAG FOLLOWED BY A MAP FLAG ALONG WITH FMC P/RST CAUTION AND NO FMC DATA ON BOTH CDU'S AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS THE LEFT FMC RESET ITSELF AND CAME BACK ONLINE. NORMAL NAV DISPLAY FOLLOWED. GROUNDED - YES. FAULT LOGGED WAS " PRES POS LAT-RATE" ACCOMPLISHED B737-900 FIM 34-61 TASK 824/34-61 TASK 801, ADIRS SHOW NO FAULTS LOGGED AND GROUND TEST OK REFERENCE FIM 34-21 TASK 801 NO CURRENT DISCREPANCIES NOTED.