Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
May 9, 2022
Submitted
May 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N832AA
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
40638
Aircraft time
17,921 hours, 2,088 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Control Unit
Part number
CA72711006
Part serial
08255
Condition
None
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Part time
17,913 hours, 2,087 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
A, B, D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING CLIMB SPOILERS ENGINE INDICATING AND CREW ALERTING SYSTEM MESSAGE ON. NUMBER 10 SPOILER POSITION BLANK ON FLIGHT CONTROL SCHEMATIC. PILOTS EXPERIENCED BUFFETING. AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER 10 SPOILER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CONTROL UNIT PER AMM 27-61-18. ALL OPERATIONS CHECKS GOOD.