Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
July 27, 2005
Submitted
August 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24149
Aircraft time
50,179 hours, 27,065 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Light
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

MACH TRIM FAIL LIGHT ON RECALL, VERY CHRONIC. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING & PARTS REPLACEMENT, REVIEW OF BITE DATA REVEALED INTERMITTENT MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER TO MACH TRIM SYS. CIRCUIT BREAKER C1064, B-MACH TRIM DC, REPLACED & TEST FLT PERFORMED. INTERMITTENT NATURE OF FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER SEQUENCING OF RESET OF CB & OTHERS, BY MX AFTER LONG LAY-OVERS, RESULTED IN FAILURE OF FCC TO POWER-UP IN TIME FOR MACH TRIM TEST. WHEN CREW PERFORMED MASTER CAUTION RECALL, MACH TRIM LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A SINGLE CHANNEL FAULT. AIRCRAFT HAS ACCUMULATED 71 FLT HRS WITHOUT A REOCCURENCE SINCE BREAKER REPLACED.