Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
January 2, 2018
Submitted
February 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35311
Aircraft time
17,303 hours, 2,125 cycles
Part
Motor
Condition
Failed
Location
Slats
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE MESSAGE SLAT SECONDARY FAIL AND CONFIGURATION ALARM WERE SHOWED WITH A SLAT SPLIT INDICATION AND SHIP SPEED WAS ALMOST CERO. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED THE FLAP / SLAT OPERATION CHECK IAW FIM 27-80-F1-70A-421A, DETECTING THE SLAT SECONDARY WITH FAIL; SO THE SLAT SECONDARY WITH FAIL MESSAGE WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 27-80 CAT C. AT MEX, THE BACKUP ELECTRIC MOTOR BRAKE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787A-27-81-34-00A-520A-A AND AMM DMC-B787A-27-81-34-00A-720A-A, ALL TESTED CORRECT AND THE REPORT WAS CLOSED.

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