Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 17, 2021
Submitted
April 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41735
Aircraft time
25,413 hours, 8,182 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
006101
Condition
Faulted
Location
Left
Part time
94 hours, 31 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

LEFT FMC FAIL DESCENDING THROUGH 10,000'. GROUNDED - YES. LH FMC FAULTED ON EVERY LEG ACCORDING TO L AND R FMC. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH FMC WITH S/N 06101 REF B737-900 AMM 34-61-02. ALL SOFTWARE VERIFIED AND CROSSLOADED FROM RH SIDE. PERF FACTORS ADJUSTED AS WELL. FMC TRANSFER SWITCH RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITION. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.