Service difficulty report · Fmc · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 17, 2009
Submitted
August 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48436
Aircraft time
59,441 hours, 12,229 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
4059050921
Part serial
91095622
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PRIOR TO REACHING OCEANIC CROSSING ENTRY POINT, RECE IVED C.G. OUT OF AFT LIMITS ALERT WITH CG SHOWING 41.5 CONCURRENTLY RECEIVED SET LANDING ELEV. LOST PR OF, FMS SPEED AND NAV ON BOTH AUTOPILOTS. STARTED CH ECK LIST- ALERTS DISAPPEARED. ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES LATER, SAME ALERTS REPEATED FOR APROX 5 MINUTES. CO NSULTED WITH DUTY OFFICER AND MOCC. BOTH FMC'S APPEA RED TO BE FAILING PER MOCC. ALL CONCURRED DIVERT TO KBOS BEST COURSE OF ACTION. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MOCC AND ENGINEERING DETERMINED A DUEL FMC SOFTWARE FAILURE OCCURED, REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FMCS PER AMM 34-63-01-4 AND 34-63-05-3 AND RTS PASSED FOR BOTH

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