Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 8, 2011
Submitted
December 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Aircraft time
67,113 hours, 12,237 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
NR
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

WEATHER RADAR STATUS MESSAGE. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTOR ON WAVE GUIDE SWITCHING UNIT. FOUND RT WIRE HARNESS FROM FWD PRESS BULKHEAD TO WXR DRIVE ANTENNA WITH PUSHED CONTACT, MOISTURE AND CORROSION AND BURNT SMELL ON CONNECTOR DM34024B. REMOVED & REPLACED WXR WAVE GUIDE SWITCHING UNIT PER MM, OPS CHECK NORMAL.