Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
August 11, 2016
Submitted
August 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23016
Aircraft time
59,039 hours, 42,441 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Stab Trim
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM FAILED TO OPERATE USING CONTROL WHEEL SWITCHES. MANUAL CONTROL WAS NORMAL. AILERON LOCKOUT AND RUDDER RATIO EICAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED. AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. ACCOMPLISHED WAS REPAIRING SHORTED WIRING IN THE FIRST OFFICER’S CONTROL WHEEL AND AT BS 710. THE CAUSE OF THE FAULTY WIRE IN THE FIRST OFFICER’S CONTROL WHEEL WAS A SPLICE HAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAULTY WIRE AT BS 710 WAS A CEILING PANEL FASTENER SCREW PENETRATED THE WIRE.