Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 1, 2017
Submitted
May 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29242
Aircraft time
60,307 hours, 13,318 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RUDDER RATIO EICAS C THE RUDDER RATIO SYSTEM HAS A FAILURE. RUDDER RATIO EICAS CAUTION EMERGENCY DECLARED. MESSAGE OCCURED AT 1000FT DURING CLIMB. FOUND LEFT LVDT FAULT BALL ON LEFT RRCU. NO EICAS MESSAGE PRESENT. ACCOMPLISHED RUDDER RATIO CHANGE MODUL E BITE PROCEDURE 27-09 FT 814, 27-21 FT 804 IAW FAULT CODE 27-90-18-00 RUDDER RATIO (EICAS C) ADVISORY AND RRCM SYSTEM TEST 27-2 1-00. BEFORE BOX RESET, FAULT BALL MODULE FAULT DISPLAYED ON RT RRCM AND LVDT ON LT RRCM. BOTH RRCMS DISPLAYED PCA FAULT. NO FAULTS NOTED AFTER ALL BITES AND TEST, NO FURTHER ACTION REQU IRED. SYSTEM OPERATES NORMAL.