Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 15, 2009
Submitted
December 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30557
Aircraft time
32,632 hours, 4,000 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Transmitter
Part number
8TJ146ABC3
Part serial
A179T
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Eng Oil Qty
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OIL QUANTITY (ENG) - LOW. LT ENG OIL QTY BELOW LIMIT. VISUALLY CONFIRMED LT OIL QTY FULL. MASTER CHIP DET CHECKED NO CONTAMINATION NOTED, OIL CONSUMPTION AVG 0042, NO ENG OIL LEAK NOTED, IND AT COCKPIT 13QT. CLEANED CONNECTOR, NO HELP. 25 QTS INDICATED BEFORE DEPARTURE. REPLACED TRANSMITTER. NO LEAK FOUND AND OIL QTY INDICATED NORMAL.