Service difficulty report · Iru · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 11, 2011
Submitted
May 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25391
Aircraft time
80,228 hours, 12,961 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Iru
Part number
HG1050AE10
Part serial
633
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CENTER AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AT FL340 .79M LOST CAPT FLT DIRECTOR. LEFT A-P SELECTED. SAMC TEXT: CREW REPORTED CENTER AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED AND CAPTS FD BARS BIASED OUT OF VIEW SIMULTANEOUSLY. ENGAGED LEFT AUTOPILOT. MAINT TEXT: CREW REPORTED WHEN CTR AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED CAPTAIN LOST FLIGHT DIRECTOR BAR COMMANDED FROM LEFT AUTOPILOT. WHEN LEFT AUTOPILOT ENGAGED AND CAPTAIN FLIGHT DIRECTOR TO CTR, FLIGHT DIRECTOR BAR RETURNED TO CAPTAIN'S INSTRUMENT. PERFORMED APFD GRD TEST AS PER MM. ALL TEST AND IND NORMAL. FLT DIRECTOR DISPLAY NORMAL.