Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26917
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Bracket
Part number
272W94902
Condition
Failed
Location
Ram Air Turbine
Part time
8,002 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF RAM AIR TURBINE (RAT), EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WAS NOTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BUSHINGS INSTALLED AT INBOARD RAT MOUNTING BRACKET HAD MIGRATED OUT OF THE SUPPORT, ALLOWING EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY. INBOARD MOUNT BRACKET (P/N 272W9490-2) AND BUSHINGS (BACB28AT08D011C AND BACB28AU06B017C) WERE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. NONE WAS FOUND. BUSHINGS WERE REINSTALLED AND SHIM WASHERS WERE INSTALLED BETWEEN BUSHINGS AND ATTACH HARDWARE TO PREVENT MIGRATION. PROBLEM IS SUBJECT OF BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 777-29-0007. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR FLEET.