Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
June 2, 2020
Submitted
June 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AA
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40659
Aircraft time
7,499 hours, 836 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
100260103
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE - REMOTE WELS (WIRELESS EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM) CONTROL UNIT (WCU), CLASS 01, HAS INTERNAL FAULT AND IS ACTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 WELS UNIT PER AMM 33-51-07.

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