Service difficulty report · Fmc · Boeing 7673P6

Difficulty date
October 23, 2016
Submitted
October 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1501P
Make and model
Boeing 7673P6
Aircraft serial
24983
Aircraft time
110,744 hours, 20,952 cycles
Part
Fmc
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED TO HND DUE TO THE LOSS OF BOTH FMC'S. AS CREW WAS RUNNING THE QRH, THE RIGHT FMC FAILED. AIRCRAFT LOST AUTOPILOT, AND ALL LNAV/VNAV FUNCTIONS. CREW PULLED, RESET CBS AND ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH MCC VIA SATCOM, DECISION TO DIVERT TO HND. EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH ATC. CREW REPORTED THAT R FMC HAD RETURNED TO OPERATION 10-15 MINUTES AFTER CB RESET. REPLACED THE L FMC AND CROSS LOADED NAV DATA BASE AND VERIFIED SOFTWARE PER AMM 34-61.

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