Service difficulty report · Ram Air Turb · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 8, 2002
Submitted
April 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26926
Aircraft time
17,867 hours, 2,816 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Ram Air Turb
Part number
27802227
Part serial
107258
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
17,867 hours, 2,816 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE RAM AIR TURBINE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE RAM AIR TURBINE (RAT) FAILED TO PRODUCE THE REQUIRED VOLTAGE. FAILURE OF THE RAM AIR TURBINE GENERATOR. THE RAM AIR TURBINE ASSEMBLY, WHICH INCLUDES THE GENERATOR, WAS REPLACED.