Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 28, 2011
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Aircraft time
62,866 hours, 11,203 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Connector
Condition
Faulty
Location
Captain`S Comms
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

CREW REPORTS CAPTAIN`S POSITION COMMS THROUGH O2 MASK INOPERATIVE. FOUND CONNECTOR FOR COMMS LEAD AT CAPTAIN`S O2 MASK POSITION FAULTY. SWAPPED CAPTAIN`S O2 MASK RECEPTICLE WITH 2ND OBS POSITION. CAPTAIN`S POSITION TESTED AS PER MM AND NOW OPERATES NORMALLY WITH COMMS AND OXYGEN. LEAK TEST CARRIED OUT OK. 2ND OBS POSITION IS NOW DEFERRED INOPERATIVE FOR COMMS AND O2. REPLACED BOX ASSY. OPS CHECKED GOOD PER AMM.