Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
February 11, 2024
Submitted
February 27, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823AN
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40641
Aircraft time
27,611 hours, 3,264 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
C99144006
Part serial
B1611
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Spoilers
Part time
25,334 hours, 2,991 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
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: 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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