Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 23, 2011
Submitted
August 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30216
Aircraft time
41,217 hours, 9,030 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
CM47094
Condition
Faulted
Location
Instrument Light
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

MASTER BRIGHT SWITCH WHEN TURNED FULL BRIGHT ALL STDBY INSTRUMENTS. FOUND THAT WHEN MASTER BRIGHT CONT (P5 PANEL) ENGAGED (BUTTON PUSHED IN) THAT STBY INSTRUMENTS CAN GO FULL DIM WITH LIGHT PRESSURE ON KNOB. WITH MASTER BRIGHTNESS DISENGAGED STBY LIGHTING AND CONT NORMAL USING INDIVIDUAL CONT KNOB ON SIDE PANEL. REPLACED MSTR BRT CTRL POTENTIOMETER PER WDM. AFFECTED SYS'S OP CHECK OK PER MM.