Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 20, 2023
Submitted
May 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41728
Aircraft time
26,870 hours, 8,366 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
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

ATC CLEARED US DIRECT TILLT. BOTH CDU'S SHOWED DIRECT TILLT, BUT THE FO MAP DISPLAY STILL SHOWED THE PREVIOUS WAYPOINT, RBL, AND LNAV WAS STILL PROCEEDING DIR. RBL WITH AUTOPILOT B ENGAGED. THIS PERSISTED FOR APPROX 1 MIN, THEN THE FO MAP SYNCED UP AND THINGS SEEMED NORMAL A FEW MINUTES LATER THE RIGHT FMC FAILED. THIS PERSISTED FOR APPROX 1 MIN AND SEEMED TO NORMALIZE. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED FMC BITE PER B737-900 FIM 34-61 TASK 801, LOGGED PGM FAULT FOR R FMC. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 34-61 TASK 807, R FMC OPS NML.