Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 26, 2005
Submitted
May 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27113
Aircraft time
54,165 hours, 8,956 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Ram Air Turnibe
Part time
54,165 hours, 8,956 cycles
Component
Ram Air Turbine
Component part number
25BT7100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RAM AIR TURBINE FAILURE. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, A DISCREPANCY WAS NOTICED ON THE RAT SPEED SENSING. UPON FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING, A WIRE INSIDE THE RAT SPEED SENSOR WAS FOUND BROKEN. AFTER REPAIR, THE RAT TEST WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.