Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 777323ER

Difficulty date
March 29, 2015
Submitted
April 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726AN
Make and model
Boeing 777323ER
Aircraft serial
31550
Aircraft time
5,572 hours, 641 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR INTERRUPT, RETURNED & EMER DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT WAS OVERWEIGHT. FLIGHT INTERRUPTION DUE TO FLIGHT CONTROL CAUTION EICAS MSG CAME ON AT 1500 FT. CHECKED WIRING & FOUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR D4310P LOOSE, FROM ACE L1 TO LT OTBD ELEVATOR PCU, MAT MX MSG 27-11111. RETIGHTENED ELEC CONNECTOR. CHECKED FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATIONS IAW AMM & FOUND OK. FLIGHT CONTROL MSG CLEARED.