# SDR AALA202402274898

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 11, 2024
- Submitted: February 27, 2024
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N823AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N823AN), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 787-9
- Registry model: [Boeing 787-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-787-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 40641
- Aircraft time: 27,611 hours, 3,264 cycles
- System (JASC): [2761 · Drag Control Actuator](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2761)
- Part: Ecu
- Part number: CA72711006
- Part serial: 10108
- Condition: Faulted
- Location: Nr 5 Spoiler
- Part time: 13,850 hours, 1,824 cycles
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202402274898

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: IN CRUISE FELT A SLIGHT BUMP IN SMOOTH AIR. FOLLOWED BY "SPOILER" ALERT ON EICAS, NUMBER 5 SPOILER PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY AT LAX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR (AALA202402164898):  REMOVE AND REPLACE NUMBER 5 SPOILER ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (AALA202402124898) AND SPOILER ACTUATOR (AALA202402276979). PER AMM 27-61-18-AND 27-61-16M, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD**(CLOSED).

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