Service difficulty report · Sync Lock · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 15, 2011
Submitted
March 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Aircraft time
64,101 hours, 11,804 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Sync Lock
Part number
1U15095
Part serial
0015
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

RT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER CONTROL SYS FAULT. STATUS MSG01- NOT ACTIVE TAXI IN INTERMITTENT; THRUST REVERSER SYNC LOCK (RT SLEEVE) (RT ENG) IS NOT IN COMMANDED POSITION. DUE TO PREV HISTORY, DEACTIVATED RT ENG REVERSER IAW MEL 7831A. REPORTING MMSG 78-00092, REF FIM TASK 78-34-00-810-813. IF NECESSARY, SYNC LOCK ASSY. REPLACED SYNC LOCK FOR NR 2 ENG OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.