Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
March 22, 2003
Submitted
April 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30025
Aircraft time
12,426 hours, 3,870 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Relay
Condition
Failed
Location
Isolation Valve
Stage of operation
NR
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

A/C RECEIVED REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE INDICATION BEFORE ETOPS ENTRY POINT. THE REV ISLN VLV LIGHT IS INHIBITED IN FLIGHT. THE ONLY SINGLE FAILURE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS MESSAGE IN FLIGHT IS FAILURE OF K10359 OR K206 RELAYS, REF WDM 78-36-21 PG 4 SH 1. THESE RELAYS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE PRESSURE SWITCHES AND ANOTHER RELAY. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR THIS TURNBACK WAS THE A/C FLIGHT MANUAL 7-26 FOR IRREGULARS GIVES A CAUTION THAT ADDITIONAL SYSTEM FAILURE MAY CAUSE INFLIGHT DEPLOYMENT. THIS IS NO LONGER TRUE WITH THE CHANGES MADE DURING SYNC LOCK INST. THIS CAUTION IS GOING TO BE CHANGED TO REFLECT CHANGES POST SYNC LOCK INSTALLATION.