Service difficulty report · Interface Unit · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
June 27, 2024
Submitted
July 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17279
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
64613
Aircraft time
5,435 hours, 1,902 cycles
Part
Interface Unit
Part number
30002020001
Part serial
0000296
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Unknown
Part time
5,373 hours, 1,883 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

REF L/P 8335328, UNABLE TO CREATE NEW CLIENT CREDENTIALS FOR AID-FWD. FOUND EXISTING ACTIVE FAULT 46-52003.AIRCRAFT INTERFACE DEVICE-FORWARD (AID-FWD WA DOES NOT RESPOND TO NFS COMMANDST/S PER FIM 46-13 TASK 857, NO HELP. SUSPECT AID INOP. M&E 61-4613-9-0001 N.I.S CLE. REQUEST MEL 4613A FOR ONS SYSTEM INOP DUE TO AID FAULT APPROVED ITEM PLACED ON MEL. DDP C/W *DM*: {INTERFACE DEVICE M3501/61-4613-9-0001 PREV ORDERED.} FIM 46-13/857 COVERS MM46-52003 FAULT ISLN. PRECAUTIONARILY ORDERED AID PWR CB C4113 / 99-2451-3-0014 & NFS M2898 / 43-4613-9-0001. NOTE: M3501 S/W VERIF @ AMM46-103-52-470-801. ALSO BE AWARE THAT NFS R&R MAY INVOLVE CAPTURING FILES & GENERATING KEYS: SEE AMM 46+-13-01-000-801 AND 46-13-01-400-801 FOR DETAILS. AVIONICS EG UPDATE: PLEASE START BY REPLACING THE AID. UPDATING LABOR/GROUND TIME HOURS FOR AID REPLACEMENT. ECRA 4613-01576 CAN BE UTILIZED FOR THE AID REPLACEMENT REMOVED AND REPLACED AID IN REF ECRA 4613-01576.NO HELP. T/S REF. B737-8 FIM 46-13 TASK 857. VERIFIED PWR GOING TO AI WWU. ADD FAULT: 46-52003 PWR ON LIGHT & STATUS LIGHT SHOW SOLID RED. AI WWU WILL NOT ACCEPT SOFTWARE LOAD, SEE ATTACHED PHOTO. SUSPECT EITHER WIRING BETWEEN AI WWU & NFS OR INSTALLED AI WWU BAD FROM STOCK. WILL REQ. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING PARTS USED: 1569351,QTY :1 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1569351 SN OFF 0296 DEVICE, AIRCRAF OFF 61-4613-9-0001 0296 ON 61-4613-9-0001 1MAJOR REPAIR AND RII FLAGS ENTERED IN ERROR. SEE PREVIOUS ENTRY FOR WORK ACCOMPLISHED.

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