Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 19, 2021
Submitted
March 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
26,322 hours, 8,448 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
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

"VTK" APPEARED IN FO'S NAV DISPLAY, AND POS SHIFT PAGE ON MCDU INDICATES BLANK SPOT UNDER FMC-R. AFTER TWO MINUTES, FMC RESTORED AND "VTK" DISAPPEARED FLIGHT LEVEL 350 PHKO - KSEA. GROUNDED - YES. FMC-R LOGGED "WATCHDOG TIMER" AS INFLIGHT FAULT ACCOMPLISHED FMC BITE REF B737-900 FIM 34-61 TASK 801 WITH NO CURRENT FAULTS.