Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 23, 2009
Submitted
January 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30550
Aircraft time
33,962 hours, 4,346 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Module
Part number
S243W0011201
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Aims
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

RT AIMS IOM 8 INTERNAL FAULT. TRIED NEW CPM-BASIC,CPM-AC MF,CPMGG-M010 ANDM011, NO HELP. REINSTALLED ALL ORIGINAL MODULES. REPLACED ASG A15 CARD. STATUS MESSAGES GONE. ALSO NEW IOM008. BEGAN WIRE RINGOUTS OF LM8174. FOUND RED WIRE AT TB2302-UA65 SETS GROUND TO SYS. GROUND WAS NOT ON RED WIRE WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING STARTED BUT SET WHEN WE REMOVED A CONNECTOR. FOUND NO AIMS MESSAGE ON EICAS WHEN ACFT POWERED WITH WIRE REMOVED BUT AIMS "LRM" MSG STILL ON SMT PAGE. FOUND RED WIRE 2070R-24 SHORTED TO GRD, WDM 31-41-32 , WIRE GOES TO RT MMR SOCKET G8 FOUND NOT LOCKED IN SUSPECT WIRE SHORTING IN PLUG. CHECKED WIRE FOR SHORTS WHEN DEPINNED. REPINNED AND SHORT GONE AND AIMS ALL NORMAL.