Service difficulty report · Computer · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 3, 2004
Submitted
April 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N224UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30225
Aircraft time
7,242 hours, 1,040 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Computer
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
AP
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

LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FWD RADOME AND F/O WINDSHIELD WITH STATIC DISCHARGE. POSSIBLE RADIOS/NAVIGATION INTERMITTENT. ON APPROACH TO ICN, CREW REPORTED THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED, IT WAS RESET BY CREW AND TRIPPED AGAIN. THERE WERE ALSO ABNORMAL ILS INDICATIONS. SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA. ACFT DIVERTED TO CJU. GROUND MAINTENANCE AT ICN & CJU COMPLETED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ILS SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY ABNORMAL FINDINGS. THERE WAS NO REPLACEMENT OF PARTS AND BOTH ILS AND AUTOPILOT SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. AS OF 4/13/2004, NO ABNORMAL AUTOPILOT OR ILS PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE ABOVE EVENT.