Service difficulty report · Accelerometer · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 31, 2012
Submitted
October 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26931
Aircraft time
65,041 hours, 9,184 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Accelerometer
Part number
52U864
Condition
Vibration
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
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

ENGINE VIB MONITOR R RIGHT ENGINE AIRBORNE VIBRATION MONITORING (AVM) SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE, OR LOSS OF TACHOMETER DATA. STATUS MSG01- NOT ACTIVE CLIMB INTERMITTENT; 'E' FLANGE ACCELEROMETER (CIRCUIT 1 RIGHT) SIGNAL IS OUT OF RANGE. DB- SIGNAL CONDITIONER UNIT (RIGHT) MSG02- NOT ACTIVE CLIMB INTERMITTENT; 'E' FLANGE ACCELEROMETER (CIRCUIT 1 RIGHT) SIGNAL IS OUT OF RANGE. EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT LIKELY CAUSE IS E-FLANGE INTERMEDIATE CASE ACCELEROMETER OR ITS HARNESS CLAMPS OR CONNECTORS LOOSE, OR ACCELEROMETER PCN 483-00 20 FAILED. REPLACED 'E' FLANGE ACCELEROMETER PER MM. RAN ENGINE, VIB INDICATION NORMAL.