Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 767316F

Difficulty date
July 11, 2018
Submitted
July 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418LA
Make and model
Boeing 767316F
Aircraft serial
34246
Aircraft time
55,125 hours, 14,363 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Engine time
17,155 hours, 4,894 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
106144521
Part serial
13671
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING THE CLIMB PHASE OF THE MIA - SCL ROUTE, THE CREW WAS PRESENTED WITH SEVERAL EICAS MESSAGES THAT FORCED THE CREW TO DECLARE EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO MIA. THE MESSAGES THAT APPEARED WERE "AUTOPILOT, AUTO THROTTLE, YAW DAMPER, FMC, LT REV INSULATION VALVE". UPON RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE MIA STATION, THE PCMCIA DATA WAS DOWNLOADED AND IN ITS ANALYSIS IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE STBY BUS (28VDC). DUE TO THIS AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE ACTIONS WERE REQUIRED. REPLACED PROBE TAT. RELAY K104, K109, K106, K113 WAS REPLACED. STBY PWR CTRL ROTARY SWITCH WAS REPLACED. STBY PWR CTL PANEL CONNECTOR D10216 PIN 11, 12, 22, 32 GROUND CHECK CONTINUITY. RELAY K109 PIN X2 BETWEEN CONNECTOR D10216 PIN 10 CONTINUITY CHECK. RELAY K109 PIN A2 BETWEEN RELAY K104 PIN B2 CONTINUITY CHECK.