Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 15, 2004
Submitted
July 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30024
Aircraft time
17,634 hours, 5,392 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO CAPTAIN'S HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR PROBLEM. CREW REPORTED THAT CAPT'S HSI STUCK IN WX TEST PATTERN AND ILS MODE. CAPT'S EHSI DISPLAY (P/N 622-7999-003, S/N 114851) WAS REPLACED. THE SHOP FOUND NO FAULTS WITH THE DISPLAY AND RETURNED IT TO SERVICE. THE LT EFIS CONTROL PANEL (622-5048-381, S/N 121958) ALSO WAS REMOVED AS A PRECAUTION. THE CONTROL PANEL PASSED ALL SHOP TESTS, INCLUDING ENDURANCE AND THERMAL TESTING TO SEE IF THE UNIT WOULD LOCK UP IF POWERED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND ON THE EFIS CONTROL PANEL AND IT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE IS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE REPORTED EVENT. TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECURRENCE OF THE EVENT ON THE AIRPLANE.