Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 7, 2023
Submitted
September 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36363
Aircraft time
35,451 hours, 11,075 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1762000101
Part serial
000755
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E E5-2
Part time
62,546 hours, 28,686 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

LEFT FMC FAILED WITH "VTK" ON LH ND-AT GATE DURING BOARDING. GROUNDED - YES. (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1968283 TASKCARD: N/R-00002 ) LEFT FMC BITE UNAVALIBLE. REMOVED & REPLACED FMC #1 PER AMM TASK 34-61-02/401. OPS CHECK GOOD. FMC NOW OPERATES NORMALLY. ALL DATA LOADED. ALL LLM TESTS PASS. CLEARS MEL 34-36J. PLACARDS REMOVED. FMC SWITCH SET TO NORMAL. SEAMC JOE NOTIFIED.