Service difficulty report · Iru · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
November 27, 2018
Submitted
November 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N399AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
29606
Aircraft time
74,351 hours, 12,260 cycles
Part
Iru
Part number
HG1050AE15
Part serial
2531
Condition
Faulty
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, 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 CRUISE, THE CENTER AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED WITH ACCOMPANING EICAS MESSAGE FOR INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT ON DIRECT CURRENT. FIRST OFFICIER`S ATTITUDE DIRECTION INDICATOR WENT INOPERATIVE AT THE SAME TIME. CENTER IRU DISPLAYED ALIGN ON OVERHEAD IRU CONTROL PANEL. COMPLIED WITH THE QRH PROCEDURES, BUT CENTER IRU REMAINED IN ALIGN MODE, INERTIAL REFERECNE SYSTEM IN MOTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE FMC. EMERGENCY DELCARED, FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 34-21-815, AND FOUND RIGHT IRU AT FAULT. REPLACED RIGHT IRU IAW AMM 34-21-01. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.