Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
November 12, 2012
Submitted
November 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N859AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial
32796
Aircraft time
34,003 hours, 11,676 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
211C223527
Part serial
C07696A
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
34,006 hours, 11,678 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, DURING CRUISE BOTH AUTOPILOTS WERE OUT OF SERVICE. MX PERSONNEL DEFERRED THE REPORT IAW MEL 22-1, CAT B. THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE ACFT LANDED WITH 62,900 KILOGRAMS AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LANDING WEIGHT IS 66,360 KILOGRAMS. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A BITE BOTH DFGC IAW MM 22-11-00, DETECTING THE 22-11150 FAILURE CODE; SO FIM 22-13 TASK 805 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, CONFIRMING THE FAILURE; THE HYD PRESSURE SWITCH S772 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 22-11-40, TESTED CORRECT.

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