Service difficulty report · Instrument Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 16, 2021
Submitted
May 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36363
Aircraft time
26,857 hours, 8,569 cycles
Part
Instrument Panel
Condition
Multiple Fail
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, 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 APPROACHING BKA, WE CLIMBED FL360, AND WE WENT TO REQUEST WINDS AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE FAILURES ( E.G. VTK BOTH SIDES, LOSS OF FMC GUIDANCE, LOSS OF LNAV/VNAV, AND A/T LIR) AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE FAULTS CLEARED AND ALL NAV DATA IN THE FMCS WERE WIPED OUT. WE RELOADED THE ROUTE, PERFORMANCE DATA AND RESUMED A NORMAL FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM'S 34-61 TASK 801, 34-21 TASK 801, 22-31 TASK 801, 22-11 TASK 801. DFCS FAULT HISTORY SHOWS FMC-1 SUSPECT. ALL FIM TASKS PASS BITE CHECKS A/C OK FOR SERVICE.