Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
March 27, 2021
Submitted
March 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
44083
Aircraft time
124 hours, 73 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
001937
Condition
Faulty
Location
Captain
Part time
84 hours, 28 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

BOTH FMC PROMPTS DISAPPEARED ON PUSHBACK. CA'S VTK FLAG, MAP FLAG, RUNWAY FLAG, CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FMC SWITCH IN NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. CONFIRMED FAULT, CURRENT STATUS PAGE SHOWS MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 34-61001 "FMC-1 HAS AN INTERNAL FAULT". ACCOMPLISHED B737-9 IFIM TASK 34-61-00-810-883, VERIFIED FMC-1 DEFECTIVE. REMOVED & REPLACED FMC-1 AND ACCOMPLISHED FMC SOFTWARE CROSSLOAD PER B737-9 AMM 34-61-00-470-802. PULLED & RESET C/B. VERIFIED CORRECT SOFTWARES PER APIC. PERFORMED FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST REF AMM 34-61-00-710-801, OPS CK NML. CONSULTED BOEING ENGINEERING & ALASKA TECH SERVICE, OK TO RETURN AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE.

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