Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
January 22, 2017
Submitted
March 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
37167
Aircraft time
5,498 hours, 697 cycles
Part
Compressor
Part number
7010101H09
Part serial
4548290
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
5,861 hours, 748 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 DESCENT, THE CAC R1 WAS DEFERRED AND THE CAC R2 WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF CAC R2 AREA IAW DMC B787-A-21-51-19-03A-520A, DETECTING A PUNCTURE HOLE ON CAC CASE BODY, AN AIR DUCT BURST AND PRESSURE SENSOR TUBE BROKEN; SO THE CAC R2, AIR DUCTS AND PRESSURE SENSOR TUBE WERE REPLACED IAW DMC B787-A-21-51-19-03A-720A AND CMCF GROUND TEST OF RIGHT CABIN AIR CONDITIONAL TEMP CONTROL SYSTEM TEST AND RIGHT PACK SYSTEM AIR CONDITION TEST WERE PERFORMED IAW DMC B787-21-51-19, TESTED CORRECT.

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