Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
June 5, 2019
Submitted
June 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35311
Aircraft time
24,289 hours, 2,827 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
100260201
Part serial
ST17041195
Condition
Failed
Location
Emergency Lights
Part time
24,231 hours, 2,822 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE BLINKING DURING TAKEOFF; SO THE FLIGHT CREW TURNED ON THE SWITCH AND CONTINUING TO DESTINATION. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION DETECTING THE ROWS 28 TO 33 LIGHTS TURNED OFF, DURING THE APPLICATION OF TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE, IT WAS DETECTED THAT CONTROL UNIT WCU SHOWN WITH FOLLOWING CODES: 335 831 00 AND 335 832 00; SO IT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 33-51-02-01 CAT. C. AT MEX, WCU AND BATTERY UNIT IN SEAT 23 AND 33 WERE REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-33-51-07-01A-520A-A/720A, OPERATIONAL TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-33-51-00-00E-320A-A, TESTED CORRECT.

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