Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
October 12, 2020
Submitted
October 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839AA
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40646
Aircraft time
7,795 hours, 880 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
CA72711006
Part serial
09057
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Spoilers
Part time
7,795 hours, 880 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AT CRUISE EICAS MESSAGE "SPOILERS", NR 5 SPOILER NO OUTPUT APPEARED. A NOTICEABLE SLOW AIRCRAFT ROLL AND FLUTTER/BUFFETING WAS REPORTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ORD WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. REPLACED NR 5 SPOILER ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL UNIT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 27-61-18.

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