Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
June 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21874
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Connector
Part number
D4244J
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

RIGHT ENGINE EPR AND STANDBY EPR INTERMITTENT, CAUSES AUTOTHROTTLES TO DISCONNECT. *S/D* REPLACED ENGINE (S/N 707520) TO FIX THE PROBLEM, DID NOT HELP. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING AFTER THE ENGINE CHANGE UNCOVERED A BAD CONTACT (PIN 11) IN CONNECTOR D4244J ON THE UPPER SIDE OF THE ENGINE-PYLON INTERFACE. THE CONTACT WAS REPLACED AND THERE HAS BEEN NO REOCCURANCE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE THAT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON 11JUN98.