Service difficulty report · Centering Cam · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 13, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27114
Aircraft time
32,870 hours, 5,212 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Centering Cam
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nose Gear
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

FLAP INDICATION EICAS. DIVERTED TO MIA. *S/D* AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED NOSE LANDING GEAR CENTERING CAM DID NOT ALLOW PROPER NOSE GEAR COMPRESSION, CAUSING CONFIGURATION WARNING LIGHTS TO APPEAR ON EICAS. REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CENTERING CAM WITH NEW CAM. NOTE THAT THERE WAS NO PART DEFECT. CAM WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.