Service difficulty report · Elec Connector · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
November 5, 2025
Submitted
November 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27539
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
64468
Aircraft time
10,936 hours, 3,709 cycles
Part
Elec Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TECH SUPPORT UPDATE ON CHRONIC MX AND SPOILER LIGHT W/AHM LOGGING FAULT 27-01620 A COUPLE TIMES SPOILER 9 NOT FOLLOWING COMMANDED SIGNAL FROM SCE. PERF FIM TASK 27-61-T850 DO THE WIRING CHKS FROM SCE TO 9 SPOILER PCU SHAKE HARNESS DOWN WHERE POSSIBLE ENSURE GOOD GND ON PIN 10 OF D16190 AT PCU IF ALL OK & WITH THE SPOILER CONTROL ACT & SCE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, ALSO GO INTO OMF FAULT HISTORY 2700 FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FAULTS. CARRIED BY ELB PERFORMED FIM27-61 TASK 850 STEP D-5.A TO D-5.D. FOUND WIRES H6 & G6 ON CONNECTOR D15998D SHORTED TOGETHER & TO GND 40K OHMS. SHOOK CONNECTOR AT SPOILER PCU 9 & BUNDLE, RESISTANCE VARIED WILDLY FROM 100K OHMS TO 2.2 MEGAOHMS. CHECKED ALL OTHER WIRING AND PIN 10, WIRE TO WIRE, WIRE TO GND, & WITH MEGGER, ALL OTHER WIRES CHKD GOOD. SUSPECT CONNECTOR D16190. DISCONNECTED PINS 11 & PIN 12 FROM CONNECTOR D16190. PINS 11 & 12 ARE SHORTED TO EACH OTHER READING 3.5 M OHMS PIN 12 TO SHIELD PIGTAIL READS 1.4 M OHMS PIN 11 TO SHIELD READS 1.9 M OHMS. DISCONNECTED D423714P & CHKD PIN 29 TO PIN 30 FOR SHORT. NO SHORTS FOUND. CHECKED D423714J PINS 29 COMPLETED SEALING CONNECTOR D423714J. CHECKED SECURITY OF CLAMPS & TIES FOR BUNDLE THAT WAS DISTURBED. PERFORMED OP CHK OF SPOILERS IAW AMM 27-61-00-730-801 & AMM 27-61-00-710-801. OP CHKD GOOD.

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