Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 2, 2012
Submitted
July 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Aircraft time
65,318 hours, 11,541 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Control Cable
Part number
MC4082190
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FIRST OBSERVER SEAT HORIZONTAL CONTROL CABLE BROKEN. SEAT IS ALL THE WAY BACK AND DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH CREW MOVEMENT. SEAT LOCKED HORIZONTALLY IN THIS POSITION. NO PARTS EWR. NEED CABLE (021-8565) OR SEAT ASSY (021-9020) NON STOCK EWR. REPLACED OBSERVER SEAT.