Service difficulty report · Recorder · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 3, 2012
Submitted
July 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N121UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29167
Aircraft time
54,955 hours, 6,462 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Recorder
Part number
9806032001
Part serial
140
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

VOICE RECORDER AUDIO TEST FAILS PER MAINTENANCE CHECK. HIGH PITCH NOISE IN HEADSET ALL THE TIME. SECURED CONNECTOR ON BACK OF AREA MIC FOR HIGH PITCH NOISE AND FOUND CHANNEL 1 (1ST OBS) OF VOICE RECORDER UNIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED VOICE RECORDER PER MM, TESTED PER MM.