Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
January 6, 2026
Submitted
January 7, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26906
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
34829
Aircraft time
51,875 hours, 6,527 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
100260102
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EMERGENCY LIGHT AMBER EICAS MESSAGE PRESENT. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHT QUICK BITE TEST & IT FAILED WITH MSG 33-11729-CLASS 29, WELS CONTROL UNIT LAMP DRIVER PWR CIRCUIT FAILED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 48 TO 52 ARE INOPERATIVE. SWAPPED WELS CONTROL UNIT 29 & 27. FAULT WENT AWAY & ALL LIGHTS WERE OPS AND QUICK BITE TEST PASSED. RETURNED CONTROL UNITS TO ORIGINAL LOCATIONS & FAULT RETURNED. REPLACED WELS CONTROL UNIT 29. LOADED CORRECT SOFTWARE AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK. OPS CHECK FAILED AND FAULT REMAINED. LET WELS BATTERIES CHARGE, PERFORMED FULL GROUND TEST BITE TEST IAW 33-51-00-07A-343A-A. TEST PASSED. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LIGHTS AND ALL PREVIOUSLY AFFECTED LIGHTS ROWS 48-52 ARE NOW OPS & FAULT IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. IAW AMM 33-51-07-01A-720A-A & FIM 33-50-F1-E9A-421A.

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