Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 767231

Difficulty date
January 18, 2023
Submitted
May 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650GT
Make and model
Boeing 767231
Aircraft serial
22566
Aircraft time
930,033 hours, 27,326 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
232669701101
Condition
Mislocated
Location
Elt
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 C CHECK, MAINTENANCE WAS REQUIRED TO INSTALL AN ELT ANTENNA (STC# ST02929AT) PER EMTEQ DRAWING 2-32669-701. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE CONFIGURATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MATCH THE INSTALLATION DRAWING SEE FIGURE 1. MAINTENANCE CONTACTED ENGINEERING FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. INSTALLATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ABX-REA-2560-64899-00 VENDOR DID NOT REPORT REPAIR TO ABX AIR. THIS WAS DICOVERED BY AN FAA AUDIT OF THE VENDOR.