Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 17, 2008
Submitted
January 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30216
Aircraft time
29,186 hours, 6,656 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Stabilizer
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

"STAB AUTO SHUTDOWN" STATUS MSG IS DISPLAYED ON EICAS. STAB SYS GND TEST FAILS. EXISTING FAULTS MAINT MSG 27-10007, 27-10010..UNABLE TO CONTROL STAB TRIM USING RT STAB TRIM CUTOUT SWITCH, STAB CONTINUES TO MOVE WITH SWITCH IN CUTOUT. REPLACED STCM SHUTOFF VALVE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. FAILED STABILIZER SYS GROUND TEST. REPLACED RELAY K27008,REF WD27-41-13,NO HELP. ORDERED ACE FROM LAX. NO "STAB AUTO SHUTDOWN" MSG ON EICAS. RT NOW ACFT FAILED STABILIZER TEST RT AFTER RT STAB CUTOUT TEST. R & R RT ACE, NO HELP. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL UNIT. ACP FIM 27-1008 AND RPL STAB CUTOUT SWITCH. PASSED STABILIZER TEST. NO STATUS MESSAGES OR EXISTING FAULTS. STAB DID NOT MOVE WITH SWITCHES IN CUTOUT.