Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
July 21, 2022
Submitted
July 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379AZ
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25200
Aircraft time
108,187 hours, 19,070 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Detached
Location
Pressure Switch
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
E, B, A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, AUTOTHROTTLE DISCONNECTED ON CLIMBOUT AT 340. RT THROTTLE POPPED 1 DEGREE BACK. RT THROTTLE WOULD NOT RETARD BELOW 93.3, N1. THROTTLE WOULD MOVE BUT INDICATOR DIDN`T. RT ENG SHUTDOWN, EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED UNEVENTFUL. ACFT GROUNDED. RT ENG TAI PRESS SWITCH & CONNECTOR DAMAGED WHEN CONNECTOR DETACHED, LANDING ON TRB-3 CABLE & T1 IDG CABLE. PLUG D742 RUBBED THROUGH IDG CABLE SLEEVE. CREATING A SHORT TO GROUND THROUGH THROTTLE CABLE TRB-3, SEVERING CABLE RESULTING IN RT THROTTLE STAYING AT 93.3, N1. R & R CONNECTOR D742, RT ENG ANTI-ICE PRESS SWITCH, THROTTLE PUSH-PULL CABLE & IDGR CABLE. IDG & DISCONNECT GOOD, TAI VALVE GOOD, IDLE TO TAKEOFF PWR, OPS NORM IAW AMM 71-00-00.