Service difficulty report · Computer · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 13, 2010
Submitted
June 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25283
Aircraft time
79,540 hours, 12,920 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Computer
Part number
6224591512
Part serial
108
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CR
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

AUTOPILOT DISC LIGHT ON & EICAS MSG 'AUTOPILOT DISC' DISPLAYED WITH 2 AUTOPILOT SYS ENGAGED IN COMMAND (1=L, 2=C, 3=R). CREW COMMENTS: CTR AP INOP IN CRUISE WOULD NOT RESET LT AND RT AP OK: MCDP STORED FAULTS SHOWS NO INFC FCC CTR, CONFIRMED BY TEST. FCC C RESET PERF, THEN ALL 3 FCC TEST PERF ACC, TESTS PASSED. AC DOWNGRADED TO CAT2 ONLY. REPLACED CTR FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER AND CAT CK PERFORMED.