Service difficulty report · Yoke · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 4, 2012
Submitted
December 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25394
Aircraft time
84,656 hours, 13,429 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Yoke
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS BURNING ELECTRIC ODOR FROM CAPT CONTROL WHEEL NEAR AILERON TRIM STICKER. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMS THAT ELECTRICAL ODOR IS COMING FROM PILOT YOKE. DOES NOT FEEL WARM TO THE TOUCH. SAMC TEXT: NO SMOKE OR HEAT EVER OBSERVED.