Service difficulty report · Plunger · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
October 16, 2007
Submitted
October 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29240
Aircraft time
28,821 hours, 7,840 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Plunger
Condition
Missing
Location
Rat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RAT WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH PITOT PRESSURE APPLIED, RAT WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED IN AUTO. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND RT AUX PITOT PROBE MISSING CENTER PLUNGER IN QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING. REPLACED PLUNGER PER DWG 233T9122, ACCOMPLISHED PROBE HEATER CIRCUIT CHECKS. CHECKS GOOD PER MM 30-31-00, PITOT LOW RANGE LEAK CHECK GOOD PER MM 34-11-01 AND RAT PITOT PRESSURE DEPLOY OPS CHECK GOOD.