Service difficulty report · Harness · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 21, 2001
Submitted
October 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30024
Aircraft time
8,562 hours, 2,899 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Engine time
8,563 hours, 2,900 cycles
Part
Harness
Part number
420437
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
8,563 hours, 2,900 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTO THROTTLE DISCONNECTED ON DESCENT WITH LEFT ENGINE CONTROL ROLL EICAS MSG. RE-ENGAGED AUTO THROTTLE AND DISCONNECTED AGAIN. INTERMITTENT HARNESS PROBLEM BETWEEN THE PERMANENT MAGNET ALTERNATOR (PMA) AND THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL (EEC) CAUSED THE EEC A-CHANNEL TO SET THE A-CHANNEL POWER FAIL MESSAGE WITH ENGINE REVERSION TO ALTERNATE MODE OPERATION. AUTO THROTTLE IS NOT OPERABLE IN THE ALTERNATE (N1) MODE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. ENGINE HARNESS BETWEEN THE PMA AND EEC WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE PMA AND EEC. TEST CELL RUN CONFIRMED NORMAL OPERATION. HARNESS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.