Service difficulty report · Keyboard · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 29, 2022
Submitted
May 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
24,343 hours, 7,643 cycles
Part
Keyboard
Part number
187042006
Condition
Defective
Location
Flight Deck
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT FMC, BUTTON 5 LEFT, HARD TO PRESS REQUIRED MULTIPLE PRESSES FOR IT TO FUNCTION. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH FMCS CDU KEYBOARD. OPS CHECK GOOD. REF B737-900 AMM 34-6-01/201.