Service difficulty report · Acm · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
September 26, 2026
Submitted
September 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AL
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40639
Aircraft time
38,166 hours, 4,578 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
7110121H01
Part serial
7118968
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
35,031 hours, 4,236 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, 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 NOT GROUNDED: AIR CYCLE MACHINE - PACK R INOP STATUS MESSAGE PACK ACM R CABIN AIR CPRSR R1. ROUGHLY 100 MILES NORTH OF DEN WE HAD A R ACM FAIL, R PACK FAIL, AND R CABIN AIR COMPRESSOR FAIL. WE WERE AT 34,000 FEET AND ATTEMPTED A RESET OF THE R PACK. THE R PACK ESTABLISHED ITSELF AND AFTER 30 SECONDS, FAILED AGAIN. NON-NORMAL CHECKLIST ALLOWS ONE RESET OF PACK. CALLED DISPATCH AND MOC FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING CONTINUING FLIGHT OVER THE PACIFIC FOR 13 HOURS WITH ONE PACK DECESION MADE TO RETURN TO DFW. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT ARFF WAS ROLLED TO CHECK BRAKES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT ACM IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-21-52-02-02A-720A-A.

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