Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
April 16, 2011
Submitted
April 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23300
Aircraft time
91,549 hours, 15,701 cycles
Part
Power Unit
Part number
30105780102
Part serial
118
Condition
Shorted
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK. NO FUEL DUMPED. DURING CLIMBOUT WHEN EITHER "A" OR "B" AUTOPILOT SELECTED , ACFT MODERATE TO SEVERE ROLL LT AND RT. FOUND ROLLOUT CONTROL POWER PACKAGE B, A/P LVDT HAD SHORT TO GROUND, REPLACED ROLLOUT CONTROL POWER PACKAGE, OPS CKS IAW MM SATISFACTORY, LEAK CHECKS OK. FOUND ALSO ROLL COMPUTER "A" AND "B" NBSP; BITE FAIL IN POSITIONS 1, 5 AND 10. REPLACED ROLL COMPUTER IN CHANNEL "A" POSITIION AND REPLACED ROLL COMPUTER IN CHANNEL "B" POSITION AND ACCOMPLISHED CHECKS IAW MM AND OK.