Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 21, 2009
Submitted
September 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26650
Aircraft time
57,814 hours, 21,310 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Pump
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

L HYD PRESS & RUD RATIO EICAS, ABORTED TAKEOFF. ACP INSPECTION. ENERGY LEVELS FOUND TO BE IN THE NO SPECIAL PROCEDURE RANGE. ACP VISUAL INSPECTION OF WHEELS AND BRAKES, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FAULT RECURRED 5 SEGMENTS LATER. FOUND WIRE SHORTING TO GRD AT S27. REPAIRED WIRING AND REPINNED D3100. ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM BEFORE REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHED TAXI TEST, ALSO RAN UP BOTH ENGINES TO TAKEOFF POWER FOR 1 MIN. NO DISCREPANCIES OR MESSAGES NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AFTER REPAIR.