Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
December 16, 2020
Submitted
December 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N832AA
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40638
Aircraft time
12,339 hours, 1,299 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Spoilers
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ON TAXI OUT, FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: REMOVED AND REPLACED SPOILER NR 5 ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR (AALA202012219004) AND ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL UNIT (AALA202012179016), IAW AMM 27-61-16. CLOSED

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