Service difficulty report · Symbol Generator · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
October 11, 2012
Submitted
November 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30027
Aircraft time
46,521 hours, 12,030 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Symbol Generator
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WITH F/O EFI PUSHED IN ALT, THE COMPARATOR FLAG ON F/O EADI BLINKING ON AND OFF AND GPWS EICAS AND TERRAIN SYSTEM STATUS MSG WAS BLINKING ALSO. THEN F/O EADI AND EHS I WENT BLANK AND STAYED BLANKED, UNTIL THE EFI SW WAS PUT BACK TO NORMAL. FOUND CTR SYMBOL GENERATOR FAULTY SWAPPED CTR SYMBOL WITH RIGHT SYMBOL GENERATOR. FAULTS FOLLOWED. REPLACED AND OP CHECKED RT-SYMBOL GENERATOR PER MM, TEST PASSED.