Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
September 29, 2018
Submitted
October 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35306
Aircraft time
23,161 hours, 3,104 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
CA72711006
Part serial
06538
Condition
Failed
Location
Flight Control
Part time
6,643 hours, 754 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SPOLIER EMCU NO OUTPUT MSG ADVISORY CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENDS, MESSAGE SPOILER 27646100 WAS SHOWN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED FIM DMC-B787-A-27-60-F1-FHA-421A-A PROCEDURE, FINDING FAILURE OF SPOILER ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL UNIT PER MESSAGE “NO OUTPUT”; IT WAS REPLACED EMCU P/N: CA72711-006 S/N: 06538 IAW AMM B787-A-27-61-18-00A-520A/720A-A; TESTED CORRECT.

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