Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 13, 2010
Submitted
December 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30220
Aircraft time
37,166 hours, 8,087 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Filter Bypas
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENG OIL FILT SNSR L THE PRESSURE SWITCH FOR DETECTING IMPENDING OIL FILTER BYPASS ON THE LT ENGINE HAS FAILED. STATUS MSG01-ACTIVE CRUISE MODE DEPENDENT; SWITCH POSITION SIGNAL FROM OIL FILTER DIFFRNTL PRESS SW (L ENG) CHANNEL A & B DO NOT AGREE. DB- ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL (L ENG, CH B) MSG02- ACTIVE CRUISE MODE DEPENDENT; SWITCH POSITION SIGNAL FROM OIL FILTER DIFFRNTL PRESS SW (L ENG) CHANNEL A AND B DO NOT AGREE. MSG-7960861 ACTIVE ER MODE MSG-7960861 ACTIVE ER MODE. REPLACED OIL FILTER DIFF PRES SWITCH, MAIN OIL FILTER, MSG CLEARED. LEAK CKS OK. TEST OK.