Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
January 9, 2026
Submitted
January 12, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27903
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
34823
Aircraft time
51,727 hours, 6,441 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
7000045H04
Part serial
AAEH001164
Condition
Faulted
Location
Compressor
Part time
6,780 hours, 841 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CABIN AIR COMPRESSOR R2 CABIN AIR COMPRESSOR R2 HAS FAILED OR HAS A FAULT, IS UNAVAILABLE, OR HAS BEEN SELECTED OFF. STATUS CAC R2 WITH FAIL HAD BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT FOR 1 MIN CREATED SECOND LOG PAGE DUE TO SMOKE OR FUMES REPORTED IN CABIN. INTERROGATED FAULT HISTORY. FOUND 1 FAULT FOR CAC R2 SURGING. PER FIM DMC-B787-A-21-50-F1-90A-421A-A, NO MORE MAINTENANCE ACTION NECESSARY, AS ONLY 1 SURGE HAS BEEN NOTED IN HISTORY. FOUND CORRELATING MESSAGE 24-50357. TROUBLESHOT REF FIM DMC-B787-A-24-10-F5-E0A-421A-A. REMOVED AND REPLACED COMMON MOTOR START CONTROLLER (RIGHT 2 CAC), M2415041. OP CHECKED GOOD. MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED, NO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED.

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