Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
September 14, 2020
Submitted
November 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35306
Aircraft time
30,272 hours, 3,941 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
C99144006
Part serial
B0848
Condition
Failed
Location
Spoilers
Part time
30,272 hours, 3,941 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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 BEFORE TAKEOFF RUN, A SPOILER MESSAGE APPEARS ON EICAS AND STATUS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED FIM DMC-B787-A-27-60-F1-91A-421A-A PROCEDURE, NO CONFIRMING FAILURE. AT MEX, AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, THE SPOILER 10 ELECTRO MECHANICAL ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-27-61-16-00A-520A-A/720A-A. TESTED CORRECT AND THE WIRING AND LOOSE CONNECTORS ON THE SPOILER 10 EMCU M2761110 WERE VERIFIED, IAW WDM 27-61-15, ALL CORRECT.

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