Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 2, 2009
Submitted
December 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25393
Aircraft time
72,410 hours, 11,794 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Sensor
Part number
S218
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Slide
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LT WING SLIDE EICAS MSG, RTFL. FOUND SENSOR S218 ON LT OVERWING PACK DOOR LOOSE BUT APPEARED TO BE WITHIN TOLERANCE (0.10) BUT WITH MOVEMENT CAUSED EICAS MSG. REMOVED SHIM FROM SENSOR S218 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, NO HELP. WILL NEED TO RE-GAP S-218. AFTER REMOVING SHIM COCKPIT OVER HEAD LIGHT STILL FLICKERS, WHEN MOVING DOOR INTEGRATOR. FOUND 2 (EA) AFT LATCHES ON LT OFF WING SLIDE COMPARTMENT DR WORN. REPLACED BOTH LATCHES. CHECKED GAP OF SENSOR S218 AND ADJUSTED. NEED SYS CKS AFTER CLOSE UP. CHECKED AND CLOSED LT SIDE DOOR. NO MESSAGES AND NO LIGHT ON P5 PANEL.