Service difficulty report · Drain · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
February 27, 2010
Submitted
March 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24802
Aircraft time
90,379 hours, 13,320 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Drain
Condition
Leaking
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LT/CTR RT A/P CONTROL SLOOPY. CTR A/P DICONNECTED. MAN ELEV CONTROL STIFF. TRIM NML. HYD NML. MALF OCCURRED BELOW 14K. FLEW MANUAL FROM LOC INCPT AT 5K ABOVE GND. ELEV HARD TO MOVE UP/DOWN. AT 10-20 FT FELT LIKE ELEV BROKE FREE. BOUNCED LDG HIGHLY SUSPECTED EXSISTING WATER LEAK FROM AFT GALLEY DRAIN SYS DRIPPING ON FLT CONTROLS. (SEE SIMILAR OCCURANCE BEFORE COMPLIANCE OF EA 01-090573-03 ON SHIP 175) EA C/W ON THIS ACFT 2007. MX REPAIRED WATER LEAK. INSPECT ALL CONTROL CABLES. NON-REV V/F C/W ON FLT 9983/28. ALL OK. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYS CRITICAL TO ETOPS.