Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7572Y0

Difficulty date
March 1, 2017
Submitted
March 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572Y0
Aircraft serial
25268
Aircraft time
54,416 hours, 26,035 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Rat
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL390, A RAT UNLOCKED EICAS MESSAGE AND RAT UNLOCKED LIGHT IN RAT SWITCH ILLUMINATED. FIVE MINUTES LATER BOTH WARNINGS WERE NO LONGER DISPLAYED. NO RAT UNLOCKED MESSAGE AT BLOCK IN. DEPLOYED RAT IAW AMM 29-21-00-2 AND RECEIVED A RAT UNLOCKED MESSAGE.USING FRM FAULT CODE 29-21-14-00 AND AMM 29-21-17, INSPECTED STOWED LIMIT SWITCH. NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH SWITCH S10258. FOUND ASSOCIATED CONNECTOR UNSECURE. REMOVED, CLEANED, AND SECURED THE CONNECTOR IAW SWPM 20-60-00. STOWED THE RAT IAW AMM 29-21-00-2 AND RAT UNLOCKED INDICATION RETURNED TO NORMAL.

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