Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 1, 2004
Submitted
April 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27114
Aircraft time
49,188 hours, 8,101 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

EICAS MESSAGE, RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FILTER DISPLAYED DURING CLIMBOUT. FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE SWITCH WAS TESTED IN THE SHOP, AND FOUND TO BE SLIGHTLY OUT OF CALIBRATION, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE EVENT. AS A RESULT OF SHOP FINDINGS, THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THIS EVENT IS A LOOSE CONNECTOR AT THE SWITCH (FIXED DURING SWITCH REPLACEMENT).