Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
April 6, 2001
Submitted
June 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21868
Aircraft time
70,344 hours, 18,046 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Filter
Condition
Failed
Location
Elevator
Component
-
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EICAS R ELEV IND NOT MOVING ON CONTROL CHECK. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, STICK GAVE A JUMP AND NOW INDICATOR FUNCTIONS, BUT CONTROLS SPONGY. *S/D* LOSS OF ELEV EICAS INDICATION WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAILED IN-LINE ELECTRICAL FILTER (L-C FILTER) AND SPLICE. THE SPONGY FEEL OF THE ELEV CONTROLS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO AN OUT OF RIG CONDITION OF THE ELEV POWER CONTROL ACTUATORS (PCA'S). THE SUBJECT L-C FILTER WAS REPLACED AND RESPLICED PER WDM BOTH ELEV POSITION TRANSMITTERS WERE ADJUSTED PER MM . THE ELEV PCA RIGGING WAS CHECKED AND CORRECTED AS REQUIRED PER MM . A ELEV INPUT LINKAGE BELLCRANK WAS FOUND OUT OF SERVICEABLE LIMITS AND WAS REPLACED. THE BELLCRANK DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOSS OF ELEV INDICATION.