Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 767316

Difficulty date
May 31, 2020
Submitted
June 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N542LA
Make and model
Boeing 767316
Aircraft serial
34629
Aircraft time
53,357 hours, 15,304 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Engine time
38,540 hours, 6,382 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Eadi
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON THE MIA - GUA ROUTE, THE DISPLAY OF THE EADI INDICATION FOR THE FIRST OFFICER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST. ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT COULD SAFELY CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO GUA, FOR TECHNICAL CONVENIENCE THE DECISION IS MADE TO RETURN TO THE MIA BASE TO ADMINISTER THE FAILURE REPORT. REPAIR STATION TECHNICAL STAFF CONDUCTED TESTS TO CONFIRM THE FAILURE. LIKEWISE, THE PCMCIA DATA OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE DOWNLOADED. IT IS IDENTIFIED THAT THE CAUSE THAT GENERATED THE LOSS OF THE EADI INDICATION WAS PIN NR 7 OF PLUG D 807 NOT TOWARDS THE CORRECT CONTACT. THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF PIN NR 7 IS CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH B767 SWPM 20-71-11 AND WDM 34-22-26 AND THE EADI COMPONENT IS INSTALLED. OPERATIONAL TESTS ARE CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO AMM 34-22-03 / 501 WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.