Service difficulty report · Pcu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 25, 2010
Submitted
August 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
71,539 hours, 20,659 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Pcu
Part number
332153012
Part serial
440
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Elevator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

LEFT ELEVATOR PCU STATUS MESSAGE. ACP BLOCK 1 LT PCU MESSAGE RETURNED, NO TIME TO TROUBLESHOOT. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TO BLOCK 11. INSPECTION WIRE WAS NOT ABLE TO GO THROUGH INSPECTION HOLE. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED DIODE CHECK IN PCA TS5206. ONE DIODE FAILED RINGOUT CHECK-FAILURE OF DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR IN PCA. REPLACED OUTBOARD PCU ON LT ELEVATOR. OPS CHECKED, LEAK CHECKED GOOD. MESSAGE WENT AWAY.