Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
December 5, 2009
Submitted
December 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
28454
Aircraft time
56,697 hours, 8,285 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Elevators
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

LT ELEVATOR POSITION INDICATION INOP AFTER TAXI OUT. FWD TO MCO AND PLACARD IAW MEL 27-08-01. RESET ELEV POS IND C/B NO HELP. VERIFIED LT ELEV MOVEMENT. REMOVED & REPLACED LT ELEV POSITION TRANSMITTER IAW AMM CKS GOOD MCO AND PLACARD REMOVED. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS.