Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 5, 2022
Submitted
October 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35198
Aircraft time
44,357 hours, 13,068 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Failed
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

VNAV INOP. DURING CRUISE ATC GAVE US ALTITUDE CHANGE. UPON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE VNAV DROPPED OFF AND UNABLE TO SELECT. FMC CLIMB PAGE WAS BLANK AND UNABLE SELECT ALTITUDE IN REQUIRED BOX. FMC UNABLE TO COMPUTE ETA'S AND FUEL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATES. GROUNDED - YES. FMC L + R BITE INDICATE NO CURRENT OR HISTORICAL FAULTS. FCC A + B EACH SEAT LAST LEG FAULT 22-11822: FMC DATA INVALID. ACCOMPLISHED RESPECTIVE LRU TEST FOR BOTH A + B W/ NO FAILURES INDICATED PER B737-800 FIM 22-11 TASK 811. HGS SET "FCC 1" FAULT LAST LEG. ACCOMPLISHED FCC A LIBRARY TEST W/ NO FAILURES INDICATED. ACCOMPLISHED FMCS OPERATIONAL TEST W/ NO DEFECTS OBSERVED PER B737-800 AMM 34-61-00. REF. FIM 34-61 TASK 845 AND 22-11 TASK 831: ADIRS L + R INDICATE NO CURRENT OR INFLIGHT FAILURES. EEC 1 + 2 INDICATE NO TAT RELATED FAILURES. VERIFIED OPERATION OF TAT PROBE HEAT AND VALID TEMPERATURE READING. ENTERED SIMULATED PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS AND VERIFIED VNAV MAY BE ARMED CORRECTLY ON GROUND. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.