Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
September 19, 2023
Submitted
September 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26970
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
60146
Aircraft time
27,964 hours, 2,670 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
NA
Condition
Missing
Location
Row 30-35
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K, O

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

What was found

SEAR MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLASHING FROM ROW 30-35 SHOULD READ, SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLASHING FROM ROW 30-35 CMCF SHOWS MX MSG 34-14026 T/S REF DMC-B787-A-33-50-F1-BQA-421A-A. TRIED INSTALLING NEW WCU AT M3351WG04 CLASS 26 AND BATTERY NO HELP. INSTALLED NEW WCU AT M3351082 CLASS 19 NO HELP. INSTALLED NEW WCU AT M3351005 CLASS 5 MX MSG WAS 33-14026. NO HELP. RELOADED OPS & DB S/W NO HELP. RAN CMCF EMERGENCY LITING QUICK & FULL TESTS. NO HELP. DWN PWRD A/C AND CYCLED EMERGENCY LITING C/B''S NO HELP. REINSTALLED ALL ORIGINAL PARTS AND REMOVED THE NEW UNITS. NEEDS MORE TROUBLESHOOTING. REF WDM 33-51-11: CHECKED FOR COMMAND VOLTAGE ON PIN 37 OF WCU 26 J1 PLUG AND FOUND NORMAL. FOUND PIN 36 GROUND MISSING. METER READINGS STARTED FLUX WHEN SEAT TRACK WAS WIGGLE. RESEATED SEAT TRACK CONNECTOR AND NORMAL OPERATION RESTORED. QC346011. IDT VERIFIED OPS CHK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPS CHK GOOD. REF. AMM DMC-B787-A-33-51-00-00C-320A-A.

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