Service difficulty report · Gear · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
October 9, 2003
Submitted
October 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22691
Aircraft time
57,826 hours, 22,922 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211*
Part
Gear
Part number
250062725
Condition
Worn
Location
Airspeed Ind
Component
Indicator · Honeywell
Component part number
4039891903
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE CAPTS AIRSPEED IND FAILED. VMO AIRSPEED MACH FLAGS IN VIEW, & AIRSPEED POINTER OFF SCALE & INOP IND VIEW, REJECTED TAKEOFF BELOW 100 KTS. MAINT PERFORMED A BITE TEST OF LT ADC IAW BMM. R & INSP CONNECTOR TO CAPTS AIRSPEED IND, NO DEFECTS NOTED, OPS CHECK GOOD. A FOLLOW-UP WRITTEN TO REPLACE MACH SPEED IND. MAINT R & R CAPTS AIRSPEED IND IAW BMM, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF MACH SPEED IND CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT FOR FAILING SLEW RATE TEST. TEARDOWN REVEALED A BROKEN TORSION SPRING & AIR SPEED COUNTER, ALSO FOUND RESOLVER & AIR SPEED BACK GEARS WORN OUT. REPLACED DAMAGED PARTS, CLEANED CONTAMINATION FROM GEAR TRAIN AND BEZEL GLASS, CALIBRATED, AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST.