Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 23, 2004
Submitted
June 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25280
Aircraft time
55,674 hours, 8,936 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Bearing
Condition
Burned
Location
Attitude Ind
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT, FIRST AND BUSINESS. BURNING SMELL WAS CAUSED BY FAILED ROTOR SPIN BEARING IN COCKPIT STANDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR (SAI). SHOP CONFIRMED SAI HAD OVERHEATED ROTOR BEARING. STATIC INVERTER (ON E1-4 SHELF) ALSO WAS FAILED. UNCERTAIN WHICH FAILURE OCCURED FIRST, BUT IT IS LIKELY THAT OVERHEATED SAI RESULTED IN FAILED INVERTER. SHOP HAS ONGOING PROJECT (BY ATTRITION) TO UPGRADE SAI'S BY REPLACING SPIN BEARING AND REDUCTION GEAR ASSY WITH MORE DURABLE CERAMIC MATERIAL. OVERHEATED SAI WAS NOT UPGRADED BEFORE FAILURE.