Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
January 19, 2017
Submitted
February 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N967AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35312
Aircraft time
12,644 hours, 1,671 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
P670A000101
Part serial
AAAC844P670
Condition
Damaged
Location
Le Slat
Part time
12,644 hours, 1,671 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING APPROACH, THE MESSAGE IN EICAS AND STATUS SLAT DRIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE FIM PROCEDURE IAW DMC-B787-A-27-80-F1-33A-421A-A, DETECTING GEAR ROTATORY ACTUATORS ON SLAT 11, LANYARD SKEW AND BLADE SEAL BETWEEN SLATS 10 AND 11 WITH DAMAGES. THE GEARED ROTATORY ACTUATOR ON SLAT 11, BULB SEAL ON SLAT 11, BLADE SEAL BETWEEN SLATS 10 AND 11 WERE REPLACED IAW DMC-B787-A-27-80-F1-33A-421A-A, ALL CORRECT.

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