Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
February 2, 2012
Submitted
March 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25391
Aircraft time
83,171 hours, 13,396 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
A71882003
Part serial
13887
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRFRAME VIBRATION. WITH CTR A-P ENGAGED VIBRATION FELT IN BOTH YOKES, NOT FELT IF USING LEFT OR RT AUTOPILOTS. CARRIED OUT BPCU BITE AND CARRIED OUT MCDP TESTS NO FAULTS NOTED. SERVICE TIP IS FOR ENGINES RUNNING IN FLIGHT, ON GROUND ENGINES OFF AP STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. AP FAILS CATIII CK. FAILS CENTER SERVO ON CENTER LCCA (M275 WDM22-13-31). NO FAULTS FOUND WITH AUTOPILOT SYSTEM. CK'D RESISTANCE OF CTR LCCA AND COMPARED TO L LCCA AND BOTH WERE EXACTLY THE SAME. PER TOMC, REPLACED CTR FCC PER MM AND 026592 CTR LCCA ELECTROHYDRAULIC SERVO VALVE PER MM. ACP CAT III TEST 2210-00. ALL TEST PASSED. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO CAT III STATUS.