Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 9, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26917
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Control Unit
Part number
4885500901
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 5 Spoiler
Component
Lear Astroni · 4885500901
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NR 5 SPOILER ON THE LEFT WING DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT. MECHANICS FOUND NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF A SYSTEM FAILURE OR FAULT MESSAGES IN THE CMC. REPLACING NR 5 SPOILER PCU DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND ACTUATOR CONTROL ELECTRONICS UNIT (ACE), P/N 488550-09-01, IN THE L2 POSITION TO BE AT FAULT. ACE L2 WAS REPLACED AND ALL TESTS PASSED PER AMM 27-02-02. UAL NOTES LEAR SERVICE BULLETIN 488550-27-02 HAD NOT YET BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS UNIT. SHOP TESTING AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF THIS ACE FAILURE MODE WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY BOEING AND LEAR ASTRONICS.