Service difficulty report · Transducer · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
November 22, 2012
Submitted
November 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22227
Aircraft time
73,803 hours, 34,242 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
P56C
Part serial
D2118
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autothrottle Sys
Part time
163 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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 ILS AUTO THROTTLES WENT INTO GO AROUND MODE UNCOMMANDED. DISCONNECT AUTO THROTTLES, AND COULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED MCDP GROUND TEST 02 TMC IAW B767 FIM 73386 T/S TO RIGHT ENGINE. PLA XDUCER OUT OF RANGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE PLA XDUCER IAW B767 MM 22-33-01-4. ACCOMPLISHED TEST 10 ON MCDP IAW FIM TASK 22-00-03-1. ALL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. SYSTEM WAS PLACED ON DI AND REPAIRED ON 11/24/2012, AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.